Auburn and Boise State’s Bryan Harsin are finalizing an agreement for him to become the Tigers’ head coach.A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Harsin and Auburn were in the final stages of a deal.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations were not complete.Yahoo Sports first reported Auburn was narrowing its search to Harsin.The 44-year-old Harsin is 69-19 with three Mountain West titles in seven seasons at Boise State, his alma mater.Auburn fired Gus Malzahn earlier this month after eight seasons, a somewhat surprising move after a 6-4 season — and one that cost the school more than $21 million to buy out the former coach's contract.Auburn has been an up-and-down program, winning.