With news crews staking out two of the three entrances to the SEC headquarters in downtown Birmingham, embattled Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin slipped in the third.
Riding in a state trooper’s SUV, Harsin entered the building just after 9:30 a.m. CT Thursday for a previously scheduled meeting of conference football coaches. Camera crews from local TV stations were stationed at the main entrance and at the third-floor skywalk from a parking garage into the SEC headquarters. Harsin arrived in a side alley and entered in an unmarked door and walked into the building flanked by a state trooper.
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Harsin’s status has been a matter of debate for the past week as Auburn reportedly investigates the inner workings of his program. The coach just finished his first season that began with promise but ended with five straight losses — the last of which came directly across the street from the SEC headquarters in the Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium.
Questions about Harsin’s future with Auburn led to the heavy media presence but he was able to sidestep all but one camera. ESPNs Alex Scarborough snapped a picture of the back of Harsin’s head as he exited the black SUV for daylong meetings.
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Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.