Rhett Lashlee has been a deeply polarizing figure at Auburn over the last few seasons. There are plenty who have derided his ability to develop the quarterbacks and considered him only a "Yes Man." Then there are those - like me - who have defended his coaching and praised his play-calling during the Tigers' 6-game winning streak in 2016.
We've always known Rhett would eventually want to break away from Gus Malzahn and prove his worth on his own without having Gus' shadow looming over him. We just didn't expect that to be leaving for UConn to be their offensive coordinator and taking a $250k pay cut to do it.