Bryan Harsin named head coach at Auburn

AUBURN, Ala – Bryan Harsin has been named the 28th head soccer coach in Auburn’s 127 yr historical past, Athletics Director Allen Greene introduced Tuesday. Harsin spent the earlier seven seasons as head coach at Boise State the place he compiled a 69-19 document whereas successful three Mountain West Convention titles.

A former Boise State quarterback, assistant coach and offensive coordinator, Harsin is 76-24 general as a head coach – together with one season at Arkansas State – and has directed his packages to bowl video games every season. His spectacular resume at Boise noticed him lead the Broncos to 5 10-win seasons, seven consecutive bowl appearances and 6 MWC West Division Championships.

This previous season he led this system to a 5-2 mark and a visit to the MWC championship recreation. In his debut season Harsin led his alma mater again to the place it rose to nationwide prominence. Boise State went 12-2 in 2014, successful its first outright Mountain West Championship and capping the marketing campaign with a 38-30 victory over Arizona within the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl.

The victory within the Fiesta Bowl was the third such win for the Broncos within the earlier 9 seasons. Harsin, serving as offensive coordinator within the first two Fiesta Bowl victories, has been part of every of the varsity’s three appearances within the recreation.

The group’s victory within the 2014 Mountain West Soccer Championship marked Boise State’s first outright league title since becoming a member of the convention in 2011, and the primary general since 2009. The one alumnus to steer the Broncos as head coach within the historical past of Boise State, Harsin has received convention championships as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach.

Boise State additionally captured MW titles in 2017 and 2019, giving Harsin three in six seasons. In 2017, the Broncos capped the championship marketing campaign with a 38-28 victory over Oregon within the Las Vegas Bowl. The Broncos concluded the yr at 11-Three general and ranked No. 22 in each the Related Press and Coaches Polls.

The Broncos went 12-2 in 2019, recording the group’s first excellent Eight-Zero convention document since becoming a member of the MW and incomes the varsity’s fifth all-time look within the Las Vegas Bowl. Boise State concluded the season ranked in each the AP (No. 23) and Coaches Polls (No. 22) and had been No. 19 within the remaining rankings of the School Soccer Playoff Ballot, the third-straight season ending within the high 25 of the CFP.

In 2015, the Broncos went 9-Four, climbing as excessive as No. 20 in each the AP and Coaches Polls. Boise State capped the 2015 marketing campaign with a 55-7 victory over Northern Illinois within the San Diego County Credit score Union Poinsettia Bowl, the fifth-largest margin of victory within the historical past of bowl video games. In 2016, Harsin guided the Broncos to a 10-Three document and an look within the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.

In 2018, the Broncos concluded the season ranked in all three main polls – No. 23 within the AP Ballot, No. 24 within the Coaches Ballot and No. 25 within the CFP Rankings. The Broncos have been ranked within the high 25 in every of Harsin’s six seasons, climbing as excessive as No. 13 in each the AP and Coaches Polls in 2016, and No. 13 within the Coaches Ballot in 2019, Boise State’s highest rankings since ending eighth and sixth in every, respectively, in 2011.

Boise State went 10-Three in 2018, boasting the Mountain West Offensive Participant of the Yr in quarterback Brett Rypien – one in all 11 All-Mountain West honorees. Rypien concluded his profession because the Mountain West’s all-time chief in profession 300-yard passing video games (21), completions (1,Zero36) and passing yards (13,581). He additionally ranked second in league historical past in each wins by a beginning quarterback (37) and profession makes an attempt (1,619), and tied for second in profession landing passes (90).

Curtis Weaver made it three-straight MW Participant of the Yr honors for the Broncos in 2019, following Rypien’s nod in 2018 and Leighton Vander Esch’s Defensive Participant of the Yr award in 2017. Weaver established the MW profession sacks document (34.Zero) in simply three seasons earlier than declaring early for the Nationwide Soccer League Draft, the place he prolonged the Broncos’ streak of consecutive years with an early entrant being chosen. Boise State now has seven-consecutive such seasons, one in all solely 9 colleges within the nation to boast such a distinction. The listing additionally contains Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Penn State, Stanford and Washington.

Defensive finish DeMarcus Lawrence (2014) began the streak, adopted by working again Jay Ajayi (2015), linebacker Kamalei Correa (2016), working again Jeremy McNichols (2017), linebacker Leighton Vander Esch (2018), working again Alexander Mattison (2019) and Weaver.

Vander Esch was a first-round choice of the Dallas Cowboys after foregoing his remaining season of eligibility. In his rookie season, Vander Esch was named second-team All-Professional by the Related Press.

The Broncos have received at the very least 10 video games in 5 of Harsin’s six seasons, giving Boise State 17 since becoming a member of what’s now referred to as the Soccer Bowl Subdivision in 1996. The full ranks second behind solely Ohio State throughout that point.

The Broncos’ six-consecutive bowl appearances underneath Harsin runs the varsity’s streak to 18, tied for the nation’s fifth-longest.

For his efforts in 2014, Harsin was named a finalist for the Paul “Bear Bryant” Nationwide Coach of the Yr Award, the Eddie Robinson Nationwide Coach of the Yr Award and the Dodd Trophy, given yearly by the Bobby Dodd Nationwide Coach of the Yr Basis. He was additionally named the nation’s high first-year head coach by the Soccer Writers Affiliation of America.

Harsin was named head coach, Dec. 11, 2013. A graduate of Capital Excessive Faculty in Boise, he performed quarterback for the Broncos from 1995-99. Following his commencement from Boise State with a level in enterprise administration, Harsin coached working backs and receivers at Japanese Oregon in 2000.

The previous Bronco letterwinner started his teaching profession at Boise State as a graduate assistant in 2001, earlier than taking up the tight ends as a full-time assistant coach from 2002-05. When Chris Petersen was employed as head coach in 2006, Harsin assumed the function of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Harsin was Petersen’s offensive coordinator for 5 of his eight seasons as head coach (2006-10) and was named a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award, awarded yearly to the nation’s high assistant coach. Boise State went 61-5 throughout his tenure as offensive coordinator.

With Harsin on workers, Boise State has received 11 convention championships. ,

Following the 2010 season, Harsin went to Texas, the place he served as co-offensive coordinator from 2011-12. Whereas with the Longhorns, Harsin helped information the ascension of an offense that ranked 88th in scoring previous to his arrival, to No. 24 nationally in 2012 (36.1).

Harsin then earned his first head teaching alternative at Arkansas State in 2013, which claimed a share of the Solar Belt Convention championship and a berth within the GoDaddy.com Bowl that season.

Harsin and his spouse Kes have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and Dayn Mykena, and a son, Davis.

Auburn Head Coach Bryan Harsin

“I am extremely excited and humbled for the chance to be at a spot like Auburn College. I knew it might take a particular alternative to get me out of Boise and Auburn is precisely that, the prospect to compete on the highest stage for one of many biggest packages in faculty soccer. I’ve an incredible quantity of respect for the coaches and gamers within the Southeastern Convention, however am prepared to assist construct a basis at Auburn the place we are able to constantly compete for championships. I need our program to make Auburn proud each on and off the sector with constant excellence. I am very grateful to Allen Greene and Dr. Gogue for this chance. Kes, our youngsters and I am unable to wait to fulfill the Auburn household and get to work! Warfare Eagle!”

Auburn Director of Athletics Allen Greene

“We’re thrilled to welcome Coach Harsin to the Auburn household. He is a confirmed winner whose document speaks for itself. Coach Harsin impressed me along with his detailed plan to steer Auburn to constantly compete for championships within the Southeastern Convention. I am grateful to Gen. Burgess, Quentin Riggins and every member of our advisory committee for his or her dedication to Auburn throughout this course of. We look ahead to welcoming Bryan, Kes and their kids to the Plains to introduce them to the Auburn household.”

Auburn President Jay Gogue

“We began the search with two targets. We would like a coach who will lead our group to constantly compete on the highest ranges and to make Auburn proud on and off the sector. We discovered each in Coach Harsin.

Our search was diligent and considerate, and it’s unlucky that a lot misinformation was unfold in current days in regards to the course of. I recognize the management of Athletics Director Allen Greene and the onerous work of members of our search advisory group. Welcome, Coach Harsin, to the Auburn household.”