“[I]t would take a special opportunity to get me out of Boise,” Bryan Harsin said at his introductory press conference as Auburn head coach in December 2020.
One year later, that special opportunity was in jeopardy as Harsin sat on the college football hot seat amidst a flood of player and staff mistreatment allegations. While he survived an internal investigation and returned for a second year, the three-time Mountain West Coach of the Year is struggling to win and recruit.
What Is Bryan Harsin’s Contract?
Bryan Harsin signed a six-year, $31.5-million contract on Dec. 23, 2020. The deal more than tripled his Boise State salary for 2020 ($1.75 million) and came 10 days after Auburn fired Gus Malzahn, triggering a $21.7-million buyout.
Harsin’s salary started at $5 million in 2021 and increases by $100,000 each year through Dec. 31, 2026:
- 2021: $5 million
- 2022: $5.1 million
- 2023: $5.2 million
- 2024: $5.3 million
- 2025: $5.4 million
- 2026: $5.5 million