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USA Today Kenyon ranks Auburn's hire of Harsin as the fourth-best hire in the entire country after the 2020 college football season . . . In all, Auburn currently owes its former coaching staff more than $28.5 million in buyouts, but that amount could decrease as former assistants land new jobs this season . . . Having coaches on board with Auburn backgrounds and others with SEC experience makes sense . . . Offensive lineman Kamaar Bell entered the NCAA transfer portal . . . It's clear what Auburn expects out of Harsin. The Tigers want to be SEC contenders and, perhaps more importantly, contenders on the national scale . . . Auburn's new head coach knows how the three assistant coaches are feeling and the passion that they're prepared to bring to the job . . . Harsin has hired all 10 of his assistant coaches, and he has also brought with him from Boise State a few key support staffers who will help him implement his blueprint on Auburn's football program . . . Auburn finished filling out its coaching staff Thursday afternoon, but those who have had time to settle in have already hit the recruiting trails in an attempt to fill out the class of 2021 and to build the future . . . Watts, who spent last season at Memphis, will coach Auburn's outside linebackers and serve as the Tigers' special teams coordinator . . . Safety Jordyn Peters accepted his invitation on Jan. 13, and wide receiver Eli Stove joined him on Tuesday, Jan. 19 . . . That's a lesson that Bryan Harsin learned early on in his life, and his drag-racing background helps provide a window into how the 44-year-old head coach operates . . . The goal is not preparing for one game to Harsin, it is about preparing every day to become the best possible player or coach you can be. How Auburn physically and mentally prepares as a football team will likely control the program's fate . . . With the Vols, Bryant will reconnect with his former high school coach, Shelton Felton, who serves as Tennessee's outside linebackers coach, as well as former Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele . . . Markaviest "Big Kat" Bryant announced his commitment to the Tennessee Volunteers . . . Tigers junior safety Jamien Sherwood is leaving the program early and declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft . . . Darren Uscher, who served as Boise State's Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel, is expected to named the Tigers' new Director of Recruiting . . . "Cornelius [Williams] is a great fit for the staff we are assembling," Harsin said. "He's a strong teacher of the game on the field and has been developing recruiting ties in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi during his time at Troy . . . Two schools have replaced Gus Malzahn with Bryan Harsin as their head coach . . . Looking back and looking ahead at the Tiger football situation, there are really three aspects to evaluate … the firing, the hiring and the aspiring . . . The Auburn defensive back has withdrawn his name from the NCAA transfer portal . . . Junior safety Jamien Sherwood will enter the NFL draft and has already started with the pre-draft training process . . . Two-Minute Drill: Needs for Auburn football to finish out 2021 recruiting class . . . Tracy Rocker has been hired as the Tigers' new defensive line coach . . . The move means Rodney Garner is out as Auburn's D-line coach after eight seasons . . . While most coaching searches — for assistants and head coaches, at both the college and pro levels — are over Zoom right now due to COVID-19, Mason was fortunate enough to be able to touch base with Harsin in person . . . Veteran linebacker Chandler Wooten announced he will be returning to Auburn for the 2021 season after opting out this past fall . . . Christian Tutt, the Tigers' starting nickel back the last two seasons, went into the portal Tuesday morning . . . McCreary is the second member of Auburn's secondary to announce a decision to return in 2021 . . . Bryant, a senior defensive end and team captain, and Newkirk, a defensive tackle who stepped into a big role for Auburn in 2020, announced Sunday that they will be entering the transfer portal . . . Nix, Auburn's rising junior QB, is being dealt another tough hand, now with his third quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in as many seasons . . . Spencer Danielson is staying put at Boise State on new Broncos' head coach Andy Avalos' coaching staff . . . On this day, the Tigers faced Oregon in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game . . . "Tight end play is a critical part of our offensive attack and Coach Bedell brings a unique perspective to what we want to do with that position group," Harsin said . . . Brad Bedell became the latest Boise State Bronco to join Bryan Harsin in Auburn . . . The Football Performance Center, which will be built at the site of the old track on Biggio Drive, is becoming more of a reality for Auburn after a years-long process . . .
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