BREAKING Auburn hires Brian Harsin from Boise State as new head coach (now official)

[BamaNation]

Auburn names Boise State's Harsin as new coach

Bryan Harsin, who was 69-19 with three Mountain West titles in seven seasons at Boise State, replaces Gus Malzahn, who was fired earlier this month after eight seasons at Auburn.

www.espn.com

Head coaching record (via wikipedia)

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
2013	Arkansas State	7–5	5–2	T–1st	GoDaddy*
2014	Boise State	12–2	7–1	1st (Mountain)	W Fiesta†	16	16
2015	Boise State	9–4	5–3	T–2nd (Mountain)	W Poinsettia
2016	Boise State	10–3	6–2	T–1st (Mountain)	L Cactus
2017	Boise State	11–3	7–1	1st (Mountain)	W Las Vegas	22	22
2018	Boise State	10–3	7–1	T–1st (Mountain)	First Responder[a 1]	23	24
2019	Boise State	12–2	8–0	1st (Mountain)	L Las Vegas	22	23
2020	Boise State	5–2	5–0	T–1st
Boise State:	69–19	45–8
Total:	76–24

 

[AUDub]

 

[TexasBama]

That stint as co-offensive coordinator with Applewhite at UT is fearsome

 

[BamaNation]

He made $1.75 million at Boise this year.

From a 2019 article:

"Harsin is currently under contract through Jan. 10, 2023, with a salary that pays his $1.55 million this year and rises to $1.855 million in 2022. Originally signed in 2017, Harsin’s contract included no buyout. He signed an extension on Oct. 18 of last year that included a buyout, but only a slight one."

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

Clearly, their target all along...

 

[BamaNation]

As @crimsonaudio pointed out in the AU search thread, he's a good coach. Might do ok at Auburn. He's spent virtually his whole life in Idaho but can obviously recruit west coast guys. Maybe Auburn is giving up on recruiting the southeast and will just sign potato pickers and such.

 

[Bazza]

Great hire! Congrats @AUDub !

 

[BamaBoySince89]

I guess you get what you can afford to pay for. But look on the bright side, he’s not a 5-19 coach

 

[BamaNation]

He was furloughed earlier this year for 10 days

Boise State Implements Staff Furloughs, Including Athletics

Most of the Broncos' football coaches will be required to take the 10-day furlough.

www.si.com

 

[bamacon]

But the ULL and UAB coaches passed. That’s hilarious

 

[CajunCrimson]

3-4 losses per year at Boise? I think he’s the perfect choice.

 

[DrollTide]

I endorse this coaching hire.

 

[CoolBreeze]

As @crimsonaudio pointed out in the AU search thread, he's a good coach. Might do ok at Auburn. He's spent virtually his whole life in Idaho but can obviously recurit west coast guys. Maybe Auburn is giving up on recruiting the southeast and will just sign potato pickers and such.

Potato pickers and such? That is classic!

 

[bamadwain]

Guy never had a losing record, also no buy out? Hmmm! Looks like the boogs were looking for

 

[DzynKingRTR]

and he was just dumb enough to agree to their weird terms that sent every other coach considered running for the hills.

 

[We_are_Bama]

I'll give them this. At least they went outside the fambly this time, something I didn't think they would be able to do

 

[We_are_Bama]

I heard that as part or the deal, he has to retain Chad Morris too...oh my goodness...

 

[Al A Bama]

Will Albarn be playing on a BLUE or ORANGE turf as a recruiting advantage? If they play in BLUE or ORANGE uniforms, how will you be able to find them to tackle them?

I don't know if this is a good hire or not. Only TIME will tell.

 

[B1GTide]

 

[Elefantman]

The excitement in Auburn can not be contained.