Disgraced ex-Auburn football HC called too good of an offensive mind not to be coaching

Bryan Harsin is apparently too good of an offensive mind to not be coaching after his disastrous Auburn football tenure -- this, at least, according to CBS Sports's Dennis Dodd. Harsin was fired by AU's brain trust on October 31, 2022, and hasn't held any official job since; briefly flirting with Idaho State, where his son is a QB, but never ending up on the staff.

Dodd regraded Harsin as an F after giving Allen Greene's hiring of the Boise native an A- when it happened in 2020.

"Harsin never seemed to be a good fit; that's an understatement," Dodd wrote. "A Boise guy from the Mountain West never was comfortable in the SEC climate. Harsin turned out to be one of the biggest fails in our time grading hires. He lasted 21 games, and in the end both parties couldn't get away from each other fast enough. It's tragic, but a big buyout will cushion the fall. Harsin will be back somewhere in the game; he is too good of an offensive mind. For now, though, he's doing a lot of nothing judging by this recent interview."

Anti-Bryan Harsin narrative has softened amidst bad year for Auburn football

Harsin couldn't buy a compliment from the local or national media for a while after his dismissal from Auburn. He still can't buy a compliment from the local media. He can, however, get mentions of "hat-gate."

That stance has softened, though, apparently. With Hugh Freeze having a tough time leading the Tigers to any wins of significance, and having the same record through 21 games, 8-13, Harsin is no longer a toxic entity.

He'll always be persona non grata in Auburn. But the rest of the college football world has seemingly moved on from the Harsin hate.