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After the Auburn football team lost to the Georgia Bulldogs last Saturday, head coach Hugh Freeze gave his opinion on the ongoing topic of the transfer portal and the controversies that come along with it. Despite the Auburn football team going through injury troubles, Freeze would give a suggestion on the windows for the transfer […]

Auburn football fans did not have a good Saturday. Auburn got smacked around by Georgia, losing 31-13 in front of the incredibly loud Bulldogs fans. To add insult to injury, a miscommunication on one play caused a ton of controversy for head coach Hugh Freeze and QB Payton Thorne. Auburn attempted a fourth-and-1 from their […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will be renewed for the 129th time as the Auburn Tigers make the short trip to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The oddsmakers and analysts will agree that the 5th-ranked Bulldogs are the overwhelming favorite to hand Auburn their fourth loss of the season, but […]

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze wants his team to retain their composure after losing a close game to Oklahoma on Saturday. Freeze is sending a message to his quarterback, Payton Thorne, after the play caller made a key error and threw an interception to the Sooners. Oklahoma went on to defeat Auburn, 27-21, and that […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze, who’s come under fire from former players like Bo Wallace recently, is giving the starting quarterback role back to Payton Thorne in Week 5 against the Oklahoma Sooners, per 247 Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Redshirt freshman QB Hank Brown had started the last two contests, a 45-19 win over New […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze criticized his quarterbacks a little bit last week after a rough outing against Arkansas. Payton Thorne was originally the starter for the Tigers, but he was benched after throwing four interceptions against Cal a couple weeks ago. Thorne was replaced by Hank Brown, but then Freeze went back to […]

Arkansas football is trading barbs with Auburn’s head coach, Hugh Freeze. Arkansas is making a social media post referencing Freeze’s comments that if given more opportunities, the Tigers would defeat Arkansas football consistently. Freeze made the comments after Arkansas defeated Auburn 24-14 in Week 4 of the college football season. Arkansas thinks that isn’t true, […]

The Auburn football engaged in a heated matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. The Tigers fought hard but took a 24-14 loss. Of course, head coach Hugh Freeze wishes the result would have been different. He dropped what he described as a “hard truth” about Auburn’s matchup with Arkansas after the game. Freeze believes […]

Year 2 of Hugh Freeze on the Plains hasn’t gone much better than Year 1. In his second season as Auburn football coach, Freeze has lost his first two games against power conference opponents, including yesterday’s 24-14 Southeastern Conference (SEC) defeat against Arkansas. Additionally, Freeze’s criticism of his quarterbacks has caught the attention of one […]

In a big change for Auburn football, head coach Hugh Freeze has decided to start redshirt freshman Hank Brown instead of team captain Payton Thorne against New Mexico, according to Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live. Thorne posted a poor performance in Week 2 in an upset loss to the Cal Golden Bears. The senior finished […]

The Auburn football team fell to Cal in a shocking result in Week 2. After the loss, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze faced some criticism from Paul Finebaum following his team’s 21-14 loss against the Cal Golden Bears on ESPN’s Always College Football with Greg McElroy show. “I think he’s made some mistakes, his demeanor […]

Following a 21-14 loss to the Cal Golden Bears, Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze has some tough decisions to make about his quarterback moving forward, via Dan Morrison of On3.  “It’s really hard to not play a young man, whether it’s Payton or whoever, that consistently is the best performer in practice over and […]

The Auburn football squad’s SEC campaign has not started quite well. Despite a win in Week 1 against Alabama A&M, they could not maintain their momentum. Coach Justin Wilcox’s defense was just mauling Payton Thorne all throughout the four quarters of their matchup. This prompted Fernando Mendoza and the rest of the California football offense […]

Second-year Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze made a name for himself after he rattled off a couple of wins over former Alabama coach Nick Saban when he was at Ole Miss. With Saban now retired, Freeze and Auburn are set up to become one of the elite teams in the SEC once again. It usually […]

As people are putting the final touches on their predictions for the upcoming Auburn football season, one has to wonder how different this iteration of the team is compared to last season. Tigers quarterback Hank Brown, who was just announced as the backup to starter Payton Thorne, spoke to 247 Sports and was candid in […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze drew some criticism for claiming that he should have four wins, not two, against former Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Freeze had said recently that he, between his stints at Auburn and Ole Miss, should have a 4-2 record against Saban, who retired in January. Offered to expand on […]

After losing the Music City Bow against Maryland in 2023, Auburn football hopes to make a big statement in the SEC. They already got Hugh Freeze’s system tested out and are likely going to make a big leap in terms of improvement. A lot of the college football fans and Tigers faithful believe this would […]

Whenever a new college football year approaches, fans and people within the sport usually have high expectations for what the Auburn football team can accomplish this upcoming season. Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze spoke to the media after the first practice of fall camp for the team and touched on what the two keys are […]

As a freshman at Carrollton High School, quarterback Julian Lewis had one of the greatest seasons in Georgia high school football history, leading Carrollton to the state championship game in 2022 while throwing for over 4,000 yards and 48 touchdowns. A year later, after losing in the state title game the year prior despite throwing […]

With a new-look SEC coming in the 2024 season from conference expansion, Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze is looking to make a big jump in his second season on the Plains. Last season, the Tigers finished 6-7, losing their last three games, which included defeats to New Mexico State, Alabama in the Iron Bowl, […]

The Auburn football team hasn’t had a ton of success on the football field in recent years, but they are recruiting at an elite level right now. Hugh Freeze is about to enter his second year as the head coach of the Tigers, and he has one of the best 2025 recruiting classes right now. […]

Losing a four-star recruit is never an easy thing to stomach, yet the feeling is one that Alabama football and its coaching staff led by new head coach Kalen DeBoer must deal with. Defensive lineman Antonio Coleman, an in-state star from Saraland, flipped to rival Auburn football. The Tigers coaching staff, with Hugh Freeze in […]

Anyone who has been paying close attention to the recruiting battles that could end up defining the next handful of college football seasons knows that the Ohio State Buckeyes are seemingly a major player for every high profile recruit in the country. The Buckeyes boast the 3rd-ranked class in 2024 and a top-ranked haul in […]

Last season wasn’t a very good one for Hugh Freeze and the Auburn football team. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, and then went on to lose 31-13 against Maryland in the Music City Bowl to finish 6-7. It wasn’t a good year for Auburn, and Freeze thinks some of the […]

The 2024 season will be Hugh Freeze’s second year on the Plains as Auburn football’s head coach. The Tigers finished 6-7 in 2023, failing to win their last game in the Music City Bowl. That record also gave the Tigers their fourth consecutive season finishing unranked. Freeze will look to increase the Tigers’ win total […]

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is putting together his staff for the 2024 season, and he just added an experienced SEC defensive coordinator in DJ Durkin. “Hugh Freeze is hiring DJ Durkin to be @AuburnFootball’s DC, sources tell ESPN,” Pete Thamel reported on Tuesday. “It will be Durkin’s fourth different stint as a DC in […]

Taking over a college football program in the first year is never easy because the entire reason for a new head coach being hired is that things weren’t working with the predecessor. But with a new head coach comes new optimism under new leadership. And no one brought more optimism to a program than Deion […]

Hugh Freeze’s Auburn football coaching staff is undergoing quite a transformation this offseason. Offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery and defensive coordinator Ron Roberts are both out, while Tigers legend Cadillac Williams also recently resigned. Freeze brought in Colorado’s Charles Kelly to be a co-defensive coordinator, and now he has his man to replace Montgomery as the […]

Auburn football is reportedly firing offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic reports. The decision by Auburn to fire Montgomery follows a disappointing 2023 season for the Tigers. Hugh Freeze and Auburn are clearly looking for a change after just one season with Montgomery. Auburn expects to play a competitive brand of football […]

Grayson McCall has now, along with a ton of other high prospect names across college football, entered his name into the transfer portal, leaving Coastal Carolina football, according to CBS Sports. The portal is set to reopen on Dec. 4. McCall will be entering his fifth year of eligibility as a graduate transfer, playing five […]

The Auburn football program is no stranger to losing to Alabama football — even in late-game situations or at home or in both scenarios. But the Tigers’ most recent loss to the Crimson Tide is one of the most unbelievable. Jalen Milroe threw a shocking touchdown on 4th-and-goal from the 31-yard-line in the final minute […]

It should be no surprise that Auburn football fans are perplexed about how a backup player was at the center of a crucial turnover that led to Alabama’s wild victory in the annual Iron Bowl Saturday. But the fact that the team’s head coach is confused is a different story. Auburn receiver Koy Moore muffed […]

In what will be their 88th meeting, Alabama football will take on their most heated rival, Auburn, in the Iron Bowl on Saturday. The No. 8 Crimson Tide is currently on a three-game winning streak but has suffered its last two losses in the series when the game has shifted to Jordan-Hare Stadium, which is […]

Auburn football got four touchdowns from Payton Thorne and a defense that held Arkansas to 255 yards in a 48-10 win. But this wasn’t just any old win; with their sixth win of the season, Auburn became bowl eligible. Head coach Hugh Freeze let the Tigers hear it after the game: "We're going BOWLING!" Go […]

The Auburn football squad put up a good fight against Kirby Smart’s Georgia football program in their last matchup. Payton Thorne was all over the place and had an abysmal performance. Hugh Freeze’s squad just could not contain the great Bulldogs with their leader in Carson Beck. This may have been their last shot at […]

Georgia football’s Week 5 opponent will be none other than the Auburn Tigers. The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry game has been a long storied tradition, although this year may not be the most competitive showdown. Or will it? *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* You’ll hear analysts across the college […]

Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M football has a tough challenge ahead of them in their Week 4 matchup. Auburn’s football squad and Coach Hugh Freeze are awaiting them with a three-win record. The showdown seems like an uphill battle especially considering that the Tigers have just gone off a 45-13 demolition job of the Samford football […]

The Auburn football program has its first conference game coming up against Texas A&M on Saturday, and Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze addressed the possibility of playing both Payton Thorne and Robby Ashford at quarterback in the game. “That’s the plan, as long as we are playing well,” Hugh Freeze said, via Barrett Sallee of […]

Hugh Freeze’s Auburn football program has started 2-0 in 2023, but there are some legitimate quarterback concerns when it comes to whether Payton Thorne or Robby Ashford should start for the team, especially after the latest game against Cal. Hugh Freeze spoke about the quarterback situation, and he remains very honest. “We’ve got to decide […]