The Auburn Tigers football program has taken a serious reputational hit over the last few years. To the point where Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde sees AU as on the same level as the Michigan State Spartans, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, and Virginia Tech Hokies.
Forde said it within the context of the Michigan Wolverines firing Sherrone Moore and needing to immediately find a candidate during a hiring cycle where most of the big names have found a new home, or stayed committed to their current ones.
Forde warned that Michigan must act fast.