US EditionAuburn Fires Coach Hugh Freeze Following 12th Loss in His Last 15 SEC Games
- Sources told ESPN that on Nov. 2, 2025, Auburn fired Hugh Freeze less than three full seasons into his tenure, naming D.J. Durkin interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
- After a 10-3 home defeat to Kentucky, Auburn football offense and quarterbacks struggled, leaving the Tigers 4-5 overall and 1-5 in SEC play, which helped seal Freeze's fate.
- Contract records show Auburn would owe roughly $15 million in buyout money if dismissed without cause, with Freeze leaving a 15-19 record after nearly three seasons.
- Auburn athletic director John Cohen said the search for the next leader begins immediately, adding Auburn to the record 11th in-season change in the 2025 college football coaching carousel.
- The Tigers now face the prospect of a fifth straight losing season, a streak the Auburn Tigers football program hasn't endured since 1948-52, with commentators citing instability after Gus Malzahn's 2020 exit.
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Auburn fires Hugh Freeze; ex-Terps coach DJ Durkin named interim coach
Auburn fired coach Hugh Freeze on Sunday, a day after the Tigers lost for the 12th time in their last 15 Southeastern Conference games. The 56-year-old Freeze failed to fix Auburn’s offensive issues in three years on the Plains, scoring 24 or fewer points in 17 of his 22 league games. He also ended up on the wrong end of too many close matchups, including twice this season thanks partly to questionable calls. Defensive coordinator DJ Durkin will…
Auburn fires Hugh Freeze after dropping to 1-5 in SEC play
Auburn fires Hugh Freeze after dropping to 1-5 in SEC play AUBURN, Al. (WLBT) – Auburn has fired Hugh Freeze just one day after a 10-3 loss to Kentucky, athletic director John Cohen announced on Sunday. Freeze boasted a 15-19 record and a 6-16 conference record in his two-plus seasons at the university. The former Ole Miss head coach is now the eighth Power Four coach to get fired this season. The Tigers will owe Freeze $15.8 million in buyout m…
Contrasting Reports Create Confusion After Hugh Freeze's Rumored Refusal To Reduce Buyout
Oklahoma Rules Controversy Auburn Touchdown SEC Hugh Freeze Hugh Freeze is no longer the head football coach of the Auburn Tigers. The program decided to make a change in leadership following a loss to Kentucky. The Tigers will now pay him a boatload of money to NOT coach. Contrasting reports have created confusion surrounding the buyout total. Freeze was hired by the program ahead of the 2023 season. He’s gone 15-19 across 2+ seasons. Year 3 wa…
Auburn Gives Hugh Freeze The Hook
We were worried for a few moments that the athletic directors/state governors/rich swine who run college football would forget about their seven-week streak of coach firings, but that is a personal failure of faith in the power of administrative bloodlust. They know what must be done, and they never hesitate to do it. So hello and goodbye to Hugh Freeze, who just got the cardboard box at Auburn after a humiliating (well, for Auburners) 10-3 loss…
Auburn fires head football coach Hugh Freeze
AUBURN, Ala. (WIAT) -- Auburn fired head football coach Hugh Freeze, according to Auburn Athletic Director John Cohen on Sunday. Freeze went 15-19 overall and 6-16 in SEC play during his tenure at Auburn, which started when he was hired as its head coach in November 2022. Though fans welcomed Freeze when he entered the Plains, he failed to meet expectations. The Tigers won six games--including three in the SEC--in 2023 and lost to Maryland in th…
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