Auburn has fired head coach Gus Malzahn, the school announced on Sunday.
Malzahn has been the school's head coach since 2013 and has led the school to seven consecutive bowl game appearances prior to this season. This year, Auburn is 6–4, which would be the second-worst season in Malzahn's tenure with the Tigers in terms of winning percentage. He was 68–34 overall and 39–26 in the SEC in eight years at Auburn.
According to The Athletic's Stewart Mandel, Malzahn's buyout is $21.45 million.
"After evaluating the state of the Auburn football program, we've decided that it was time to make a change in leadership," direct of athletics Allen Green said in a statement.