Auburn football is experiencing yet another exodus of transfers in 2022 this week, with Zykeivous Walker, AD Diamond, Landen King, and Tar’Varish Dawson all making up the latest round of departures from Bryan Harsin’s Tigers.
That group has been unhappy with the opportunities (or lack thereof) they’ve gotten in 2022 under Harsin, and at least in the case of King, the head coach was not having him take a redshirt with no medical reasoning behind it.
Evidently, many players aren’t taking to Harsin and the narrative from many in the fanbase is that he is swiftly losing the locker room and needs to be let go ASAP. The latter point could certainly be debated, but not player in the Auburn football program is giving up on the long-time Boise State head coach.
Wesley Steiner, the No. 2 leader in total tackles and solo tackles this season, tweeted out in support of Harsin, vowing to see his tenure through to its natural end:
A long time ago, I was told,” Why would you not give your support for someone leading you?” You can’t expect to get the most out of something or someone unless you buy in till the finish. You never know what good can come from a great plan! War Eagle!
— Wesley Steiner (@ItsYa_Boi_Wes) October 27, 2022
Auburn football has time to turn their season around
As crazy as it may sound, this season is not yet a lost one. With five games left in 2022, there’s still a chance to match or surpass last year’s win total and become bowl eligible. It wouldn’t be much progress from the Gus Malzahn era, especially since the Tigers won 9 or more games 3 times under his leadership, but it wouldn’t be a far-cry from the other five seasons under the previous regime.
Arkansas, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State are all winnable games, and Western Kentucky’s only victory over an Alabama university this season should be UAB. Winning at least 3 from that set isn’t impossible, and if it is, everything said about this being Bryan Harsin’s last season will come to fruition.
Let’s pump the brakes on the pessimism until that happens, though. If it even does.