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Auburn to pay John Cohen $1.5 million a year as new AD, per report Updated: Oct. 31, 2022, 11:54 a.m.|Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 11:28 a.m. 3-4 minutes New Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach, center, stands between university president Mark Keenum, left, and athletic director John Cohen, as he rings the symbolic cowbell before reporters and school supporters, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at the Starkville, Miss., based university, after being officially introduced as the head coach. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP Two months after it last had a full-time athletics director, Auburn’s search for Allen Greene’s replacement is coming to an end. The Tigers are set to make Mississippi State athletics director John Cohen the 16th all-time athletics director on the Plains. AL.com confirmed Saturday that Auburn was zeroing in on Cohen and working to finalize a deal. Cohen informed Mississippi State president Mark Keenum of his resignation, effective immediately, the university of announced late Monday morning. Read more Auburn football: New Auburn AD must deliver right football coach. It’s not Bryan Harsin Scarbinsky: Is hope on the horizon for Auburn? Statistically speaking: The areas where Auburn is at its worst since 2012 “We thank John and Nelle for their long and dedicated service to MSU,” Keenum said in a release. “In many ways, MSU is a victim of our own success in that several former MSU athletics directors have transitioned into similar roles at peer institutions in the Southeastern Conference. That fact speaks to the growing culture of success among our student-athletes and the commitment of our university, our alumni and friends and our fans to competing at the highest levels of collegiate athletics and doing so in the right way. Together as the Bulldog family, we will move purposefully to find a new leader who can both embrace and build on that culture of success.” According to a report from Sports Illustrated, Auburn is set to ink Cohen to a five-year contract worth $1.5 million annually to take over the Tigers’ athletics department. That represents a significant raise for Cohen, who was making $1.1 million annually after agreeing to a four-year extension at Mississippi State back in July. Cohen’s reported $1.5 million deal to come to the Plains also represents a significant investment by Auburn and new president Dr. Chris Roberts. Former athletics director Allen Greene made $625,000 annually over the course of his five-year deal after then-president Steven Leath poached him from Buffalo. AL.com will update this post. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

i bet saban would coach him up but i bet he would be too proud.

here is a link just in case they roll toomers.............

are you going to tell us some of what was going on behind the scenes now he is pretty much gone?

man i am so filled with joy right now! a burden has been lifted off my chest.

you know what is weird? well maybe not coming from me but now i want an autographed pic of him to go in my oh hell no section.lol

lord i am old but i just busted out the ol funky chicken dance!

great come back pen..............i give it an 8 or maybe 9 out of ten.

etheridge seems to be the best guess but it is just a guess..................

Auburn fires Bryan Harsin: Tigers end awkward, unsuccessful tenure of second-year coach Barrett Sallee 9-12 minutes Harsin lost 10 of his last 13 games to end his time on The Plains Getty Images Auburn fired coach Bryan Harsin on Monday following a 41-27 loss to Arkansas, putting an end to an awkward and unsuccessful tenure on The Plains. Harsin was relieved of his duties as the Tigers fell two games below .500 to 3-5 on the season with the program dropping 10 of its last 13 games and nine of its last 10 against Power Five opponents dating back to last season. "Auburn University has decided to make a change in the leadership of the Auburn University football program," the school said in a statement. "President Christopher Roberts made the decision after a thorough review and evaluation of all aspects of the football program. Auburn will begin an immediate search for a coach that will return the Auburn program to a place where it is consistently competing at the highest levels and representing the winning tradition that is Auburn football." Harsin finishes 9-12 (4-9 SEC) in less than two full seasons on the job after taking over for Gus Malzahn following the 2020 campaign. Malzahn was 67-35 (38-27 SEC) in eight seasons at Auburn. Harsin entered the 2022 season on one of the hottest seats in the country despite spending only one year on The Plains. Following a 6-7 debut in 2021 that ended with five straight losses, school power brokers attempted a coup to oust Harsin from his position. Frustrations over roster and coaching staff turnover, as well as Harsin's failure to sign a single player on the traditional National Signing Day in February, kicked off a week-long saga during which powerful people associated with the Auburn athletic department reportedly sought to fire Harsin for cause. The move would have allowed those in power to avoid paying a roughly $15 million buyout. The effort ultimately failed. Auburn retained Harsin for a second season, though he was by no means on solid ground. In August, athletic director Allen Greene, who was instrumental in hiring Harsin, announced he was stepping down from the program. With the Tigers needing to hire a new AD, Harsin's survival became even more tenuous. Auburn is in the process of hiring Mississippi State AD John Cohen to the same role, according to multiple reports. Harsin did little to quell the mounting tension in Year 2. Auburn beat San Jose State by just eight points in Week 2, a win that preceded a blowout loss at home to Penn State and a wild overtime win over Missouri on a walk-off touchback. The Tigers followed that with losses to LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss and Arkansas consecutively to send Harsin packing. A former quarterback at Boise State, the 45-year-old Harsin arrived to Auburn after a successful run at his alma mater where he went 69-19 and won three Mountain West titles. His stint in Boise came after one season as the coach at Arkansas State where he went 7-5 in 2013 and won a share of the Sun Belt championship.

no sir that is not true. i love women. too much. i give it so when you attack i have no problem but at least make it truthful.................

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday sidestepped a question about whether she regrets mocking President Biden and Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman (D) for their speaking abilities. “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream asked McDaniel to respond to her own recent comments making light of the president’s speech impediment and Fetterman’s speaking issues following a stroke asking, “Do you regret at all how that could appear insensitive?” “I certainly want Joe Fri — Fetterman — John Fetterman to get better, and I would never make fun of somebody who has a stroke. But I will say they should be getting in front of the press, and they’re not, and they’re hiding,” McDaniel said in the interview, mixing up the two Democrats’ names more than once. In an interview last week, McDaniel had responded to news that Biden and Fetterman, along with Vice President Harris, would campaign together in Pennsylvania by saying that “maybe they can get a full sentence out.” Fetterman suffered a stroke just before the state’s Democratic primary earlier this year and has been dealing throughout his campaign with concerns about how his auditory and speaking issues would impact him if he were elected to the Senate. Biden has long dealt and acknowledged a stutter he has had since he was a child. On Sunday, the RNC chairwoman didn’t respond to questioning about whether she regrets the comments. “Joe— John Fetterman is following in the steps of Joe Biden — I know I’m conflating the names — but they’re sitting in the basement. They’re not getting in front of the voters and they’re not being honest about their issues,” McDaniel said. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.

dude the repubs have been on the rag for a while now so there is no need to wait.

was he the AD when mullin got caught cheating and blamed us? if so maybe he had to support his coach but if it is true i would never hire him. maybe he will be a great AD but he has to show me something.

you are right in most of your side is ridiculous. i prefer the term clown show. wassup m4?

i hunt with didba twice a year and he is a big ol gym freak that could play on our D line if he wanted. trust me when i say he is not insecure. and we never fail to bring down a nice buck or two with out assault rifles. and i make him drgg the buck out because he has the guns. so pensacola survey says........you lie baby!

that man was a hoot. i love him for pushing the civil rights thing. not so much on the escalation in nam. he was talking to the press which included women and he had to tinkle so he whipped it out and did it right there in front of god and everybody

Grayson Belanger/AU Athletics Football 10/24/2022 9:00:00 AM By: Greg Ostendorf 'I love my state': Derick Hall helps with water crisis in Mississippi AUBURN, Ala. – Derick Hall was just 5 years old when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, devastating New Orleans and other surrounding areas along the coast. One of those areas was Gulfport, Mississippi where Hall grew up. He still remembers returning home only to find his family's house had flooded. "You have nothing there," Hall said. "It's losing everything." So, in August, when flooding in Jackson, Mississippi caused the city's main water treatment plant to fail and left close to 150,000 residents without safe drinking water, it was only natural for Hall to want to step in and try to help out his home state. The senior captain at Auburn got in contact with State Representative Jeffrey Hulum III, a family friend, who was planning to go up and help any way he could. Hall wanted to do his part, so he used his money to send pallets of clean water to the residents in the Jackson area. "I know it's tough when things like that happen, so that was a big thing for me just to have an opportunity to give back to my community," Hall said. "I love my state, and I love where I'm from. I've been raised there my whole life, and it's a place I hold near and dear to my heart because of how much they've done for me." It was growing up in Mississippi where Hall first learned to give back from his mother, Stacy Gooden-Crandle, who still works at the Salvation Army in Gulfport as a social service program coordinator. Helping his mother, Hall would go out and ring the bell during Christmas time. He would tag along and hand out food to the homeless or ride next to her on the canteen truck while she passed out food on Thanksgiving. Now, as Hall finishes out his time at Auburn as one of the top pass-rushers in the SEC and prepares for a career in the NFL, he still has that servant's heart. "I just try to find any way I can to give back because we haven't always had it the way we have now," he said. "My mom struggled. She worked two jobs while raising two kids going to college. I know what it's like to struggle, and I know what it's like to fall on hard times. "I'm always hungry, but I'm always humble. You can't ever get too high or too low. You can't let material things change who you are and the kind of person that you are." The flooding and the water plant failure in Jackson took place back in August, but it's still affecting people months later. Hall has already sent water over twice – when it first happened in August and again in October – and he plans to continue sending water when able. One of the main reasons Hall has been able to help with the water crisis is the introduction of NIL to college athletics. It's allowed Hall to make money off his name, image and likeness and then use that money to help those in need. "NIL has helped a lot of people do things they wouldn't normally be able to do," he said. "It definitely helped me execute my plan on this, and I have some plans coming in November to do a turkey drive and things like that back home. "I just want to continue to give back to my community because I've been blessed. People have supported me, so why not support them and give back?" this makes me so proud!

Auburn's Bryan Harsin: zombie Nobody personifies the walking dead better.

i do not see it as a slight but i just woke up. but for the record i often post stuff that does not interest me but might interest someone else. i post it all. the good.the bad. the ugly. so just remember i might have posted it but might not agree with a lot of it. but thanx for reading.

thanx for replying mikey. finebaum thinks it is still freeze. i hope we get a guy that understands.

so what is not accurate? it sounds legit to me.

AuburnSports - BMatt’s Monday musings Bryan Matthews AuburnSports BMatt’s Monday musings 20m ago 4-5 minutes AUBURN | Just watch, he said. Well, I have coach and here’s some of the things I’ve seen over the last couple of months and years… ** I’ve seen a team that can’t block, can’t tackle and can’t hold onto the football. A failure of the fundamentals that are supposed to be the bedrock of your program. ** I’ve seen a team completely collapse in second halves over and over and over again. Your halftime adjustments completely inept or falling on deaf ears or perhaps both. ** I’ve seen a coach that needed a fortuitous finish last December to bring in the SEC’s ninth-best recruiting class and will enter this November with the league’s No. 11 class. A coach that went 0-for-6 on targets in the late signing period, went 1-for-27 on high school official visitors this summer and has secured just three of the top 30 in a loaded in-state 2023 class. ** I’ve seen a coach inexplicably make a bad offense even worse. Gus Malzahn was fired in 2020 after his offense averaged 25.7 points against 10 SEC opponents. Auburn has averaged 20.9 points against 16 Power 5 opponents since. ** I’ve seen a once proud, tough and fierce defense wither away into one of the nation’s worst units. It takes a special kind of ineptitude to dismantle in two short years what Kevin Steele, Rodney Garner and Travis Williams built. ** I’ve seen you secure a place in Auburn history by becoming the first coach in 130 seasons to give up 40 or more points four times in a season, and there’s still four games left to add to your legacy. ** And when rightly asked about the collapse of your defense Saturday, I saw you reply, “In comparison to everybody else? And all the other teams that we didn't coach when we were here? That were here?” Yes coach, Auburn has historically had good to great defenses. It was part of the culture that you inherited and then completely decimated. ** I’ve seen a coach that’s on track to make more history as the first at Auburn since Earl Brown in 1949-50 to have back-to-back losing seasons. Perhaps the best argument for Auburn continuing your employment over the next month is to make sure you wear every single one of the remaining losses and not pass them off to some hapless interim coach. Frankly, I’ve seen more than enough of Bryan Dale Harsin. Seems like most Auburn alumni and fans have too. It remains to be seen how much more patience AU’s leadership has left for Mr. Just Watch over the next four weeks. Regardless, an end point is coming and then comes renewal and hope. Man, this place could sure use some hope. That's how I see it. this article tells it exactly like it is................ ***

read this next article i am posting. this guys gets it exactly right!