Auburn is hiring Bryan Harsin as its next head football coach, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman.
Harsin spent one year at Arkansas State before succeeding Chris Petersen as the coach at Boise State in 2014. The Broncos won the Fiesta Bowl in his first season and compiled a 69-19 record under his watch. They didn't reach the heights they enjoyed with Petersen yet remained one of the top Group of Five schools.
Hiring Harsin isn't a bad outcome on its own, but the result can't be fully separated from how Auburn got here.
According to The Athletic'sStewart Mandel, Auburn paid $21.