Bryan Harsin can’t talk his way off the hot seat.
No coach can, although the best talkers with the most dynamic personalities can buy a little extra time. Harsin does not rank among the SEC’s top talkers or dazzle with his personality.
Auburn’s second-year coach did, however, present a commanding, composed and driven image Thursday at SEC Media Days.
Harsin quickly addressed what he called an “uncomfortable” and “unfounded” university investigation last winter that left Harsin publicly twisting in the wind for more than a week. Harsin's tenure survived the inquiry, and his team emerged more united, he said.