Bryan Harsin met on Wednesday with officials involved in the Auburn inquiry into the football program as he returned from vacation, and ahead of Thursday meetings with all SEC head coaches in Birmingham.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Chris Low reported that the meeting was considered generally benign and no clarity of next steps was given, other than Harsin attending the SEC meetings.

Earlier Thursday, Harsin attended the meetings in Birmingham, so his status with the school is unknown. Reporters staked out the building waiting for Harsin to arrive, and after he went in through a side door, he came outside a few hours later, and left without a comment to reporters.

The university is looking into the football program, which has lost 18 players and 5 assistant coaches since the end of Harsin’s first season, and the Auburn administration is looking into what caused the wave of departures. The defections came after the Tigers lost their final 5 games and finished with a 6-7 record.

Harsin maintained in an interview with ESPN last week that he’s “not planning on going anywhere.” Auburn released a statement on Monday saying university officials are “judiciously collecting information” from sources, including student-athletes.

After his first season at Auburn, Harsin in recent weeks saw newly hired offensive coordinator Austin Davis announce that he was resigning for personal reasons after he replaced a fired Mike Bobo. In January, defensive coordinator Derek Mason left for Oklahoma State.