The saga continues between Gus Malzahn, Auburn president Steven Leath and board of trustees member Raymond Harbert. The administration has asked Malzahn to compromise on several items involving his contract and his salary pool for his assistants to remain Auburn’s head coach heading into 2019. Still, the president is acting as if it’s business as usual for the athletics department, even with the future of a six-year head coach of a major SEC program hanging in the balance because of his demands. Who is to blame for this ordeal? Why is it taking so long to hear a final resolution? Has anyone ever done such a thing at a major football program? We certainly haven’t seen it and the ongoing negotiations are not only unprecedented but downright befuddling for the Auburn Undercover Roundtable.
Brandon Marcello, Phillip Marshall and Ronnie Sanders of Auburn Undercover sit down to dissect the crazy story of how Auburn tried to force Malzahn out of the job, only to find out he wanted to stay despite them handcuffing him for the foreseeable future. Will Malzahn accept the terms? He’s leaning that way but anything can happen. After all, this is Auburn.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices