Auburn football: How coach Bryan Harsin can save job, get off hot seat

Bryan Harsin is on the hot seat at Auburn football coach.

Auburn's football coach Bryan Harsin was hired by the athletics director Allen Greene a week before the season opener. HARSin's team is 3-2 and plays against the second-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Tigers play at No. 9 Ole Miss on Oct. 15 and then play Arkansas, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Western Kentucky and the Iron Bowl.

Auburn is 29.5-point underdogs against Georgia. Georgia is 5-0 and 2-1. If Auburn can upset Georgia, it might save coach Bryan Harsin's job.

Auburn is on a three-game losing streak heading into an open week. The Rebels are the team Auburn has to beat.

Arkansas plays at Mississippi State. Texas A&M plays against Miami. Auburn plays Georgia. All three teams are capable of beating each other. Auburn needs to win two of them. It's unlikely that they will win against Mississippi. They need to beat Georgia and Ole Miss.

Auburn can't afford to drop this game against Western Kentucky.

Auburn is 8-3 and coming into the Iron Bowl on a four or five-game winning streak. At 7-4 or 6-5, the Tigers probably have an interim coach.

Auburn's loss to LSU cost coach Bryan Harsin his job. He needs to win at least eight games to have a chance at a third season. The Tigers have five games left, including games against Georgia and Alabama.