Bryan Harsin was fired by Auburn after less than two full seasons as the head college football coach on the Plains. Hugh Freeze was hired as his successor but his brief tenure has not been any better.
In fact, it has been worse, and that often leads the Tigers’ former coach to laugh at his successor.
Harsin signed a contract to become the 27th head football coach at Auburn on December 22, 2020. He was relieved of his duties on October 31, 2022 after going 9-12 in less than two full seasons. The Tigers went 6-7 in Year 1 of the Harsin era. They went 3-5 to begin Year 2.
Freeze was announced as the 28th head football coach at Auburn on November 29, 2022. He is getting paid an average of $6.5 million per year.
Here is where things start to get messy…
The Tigers went 6-7 in Year 1 of the Freeze era. Sound familiar? They are currently 2-3 to begin Year 2, which is actually one loss more than Harsin’s 3-1 start in his second year.
Auburn quickly pulled the plug on its previous head coach. Even though its current head coach is getting a much longer leash because of his supposed “status” within college football, the on-field results are substandard so far.
To make matters worse, Freeze repeatedly throws his players under the bus and refuses to take any accountability for the dumpster fire. In fact, he blames a large portion of the poor play on the roster that was left behind by the previous regime. Basically, his players suck and it’s not his fault that they suck.
Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze’s opening statement during his Monday morning presser:
— Johnny Congdon (@congdonsation) September 30, 2024
“I think you’re all aware of what we inherited”@abc3340 pic.twitter.com/Ad13PKaloc
Meanwhile, Harsin continues to laugh while collecting a fat paycheck from the school that fired him.
The 47-year-old ruthlessly trolled the Tigers after their home loss to Cal. His (not so) curiously-timed motivational messages on social media just so happen to line up with Auburn losses.
Harsin went one step further on Friday night and (in)directly addressed Freeze head-on.
He and his wife traveled to Los Angeles over the weekend for the Chargers game. Three Year Letterman, a well-known account on X, responded to the unemployed coach’s photo dump with a quip about the man who replaced him. It labeled Freeze as a “false prophet.”
Coach it is now very clear that Auburn does not have it better without you. They traded a real coach for a false profit
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) October 4, 2024
Harsin liked the post in agreement!
Enough said— even though nothing was said at all…
Hugh Freeze is having just as much trouble as he did more trouble through his first 18 games at Auburn than his predecessor. Bryan Harsin is watching his former program fail under new leadership with a smug grin.