re: Maybe Harris takes the route that Beckwith had to take

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I can't remember where I read this - it was either a Cam or Les interview - but he said that Cam kept insisting Harris wasn't ready, and Les kept pressuring for Harris. Finally Cam relented, and they started Harris for Auburn. He was terrible, we were destroyed, and Harris was injured.

I'm not sure how true that is, but it came from one of the coaches. If it's true it's safe to assume that Les learned a lesson about interfering and let Cam call the shots the rest of the way.

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Cam was actually laughing in interviews about the chances of starting Harris against AU until the day that the change was announced. He knew he wasn't ready but Les was getting a lot of heat from the fanbase and he probably wanted to scratch that itch himself. He started Harris against Cameron's objections.

After the way it blew up in his face I'm sure he'll be far more hesitant to stick his toe in that water again. If the o-line, the run game, and the D are solid this year I fully expect AJ for 80% of the snaps or more. If Harris starts an SEC game it will probably be because of jail or injury and saying that he'll be on a short leash is an understatement.