In September, following an embarrassing 45-21 loss to LSU, then Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp told reporters that he was “in this for the long haul.”
“This is a great place to be,” Muschamp said. “And I'm excited about the players we have on campus and the players we're recruiting, Gus [Malzahn] and the job he's doing here."
Fast forward to Monday. Muschamp addressed the media, not as Auburn’s defensive coordinator, but rather as the new head coach at South Carolina. That “long haul” he talked about turned out to be less than three months, and his third stint at Auburn lasted a total of 360 days.