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Auburn football: Comparing Bryan Harsin and Gus Malzahn’s first months

Auburn football at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Auburn won 38-9.

Gus Malzahn reigned over the Auburn football program for eight long seasons, so for many, it’s pretty hard to even remember what Malzahn’s first recruiting class was like.

I’ll go ahead and tell you–the recruiting class inherited by HC Bryan Harsin has a very different feel than the one Gus Malzahn started with.

When Gene Chizik was fired after going 3-9 in the 2012 season, Gus Malzahn was already his official replacement at the beginning of December that same year.