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Auburn football earned a huge college football recruiting win to start the week of June 9. Hugh Freeze and the Tigers flipped a four-star defensive back originally heading to Florida State. Safety Jaylen Scott dipped out of FSU and instead chose the Southeastern Conference school. Scott revealed his decision to Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover […]

Auburn football enters its third season under head coach Hugh Freeze. It was just the second time since 2013 that Auburn did not play in a bowl game. It is time to look at the 2025 Auburn Football schedule and make predictions for their upcoming season. Auburn struggled to start last year. They opened up […]

Hugh Freeze has been the head coach of the Auburn football team for two years now, and he has not experienced a lot of success with the program. Auburn finished with a 6-7 record in Freeze’s first year, and last season was even worse. The Tigers finished 5-7 in 2024, and they failed to qualify […]

When Auburn football landed Jackson Arnold in the transfer portal, the talent was always there. After a rough showing at Oklahoma, he returned to the SEC, where head coach Hugh Freeze was a little skeptical. With some of the quarterback competition, Arnold didn’t seem to shy away from it. As a result, Freeze was real […]

Auburn football didn’t spend Easter searching for eggs. The Tigers searched for talent in the college football transfer portal. And came away bolstering their front seven. Head coach Hugh Freeze and company reeled in two incoming defenders. Linebacker/edge rusher Caleb Wheatland arrived first to the Southeastern Conference program, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Auburn then […]

Auburn football just received brutal college football transfer portal news Saturday. The Tigers are losing experience on the backend of the defense. Auburn is losing starting safety Terrance Love to the portal, with Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealing the decision. Love has two years of playing eligibility left. He’ll grab attention in the spring portal […]

The Auburn Tigers are back in the NCAA Final Four, and football head coach Hugh Freeze is excited. Auburn took down the Michigan State Spartans 70-64 in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday. With the win, they returned to the Final Four for the first time since 2019. It also marked […]

Auburn football is set to have one of its key assistants leave this offseason. Head coach Huge Freeze will likely be on the hot seat entering 2025 and must show immediate results next season. The Tigers have posted consecutive losing records in his first two years leading the program. In 2024, Auburn failed to qualify for […]

Auburn football just added one of the best wide receivers in the transfer portal. The Tigers already shocked the nation after signing former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold a few days ago. The ex-5-star prospect gives the program hope that it can find some clear momentum in head coach Hugh Freeze’s third year. Auburn continued its […]

It appears that Auburn football has made another quality improvement on defense for 2025. Former LSU linebacker Xavier Atkins announced on Wednesday that he is transferring, per Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. “BREAKING: LSU transfer LB Xavier Atkins has Committed to Auburn, he tells On3 Sports. The 6’0 210 LB will have 3 years of […]

Auburn football is losing another quarterback to the transfer portal. The Tigers have been busy with the sport’s most important position this offseason. Head coach Hugh Freeze has already added former 5-star recruit Jackson Arnold from Oklahoma. The move certifies who Auburn’s starting quarterback will be next year. The Tigers already lost former backup QB […]

In a saga that only took a few weeks, former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold has a new home: the Plains. Reports broke on Saturday morning that Arnold has elected to join the Auburn football program. This is a big pickup for head coach Hugh Freeze, who had a tough third season leading the Tigers. Arnold […]

Auburn football lost a talented player to the transfer portal on Friday. The Tigers are coming off a tough second season under head coach Hugh Freeze, going 5-7 overall. The team finished 14th in the SEC with a 2-6 conference record. Now, Freeze is set to enter 2025 on the hot seat. The consequences of […]

Auburn football were unable to make true on its winning promise in the Iron Bowl. In the 28-14 loss to Alabama, the Tigers couldn’t take advantage of their scoring opportunities, and head coach Hugh Freeze noted that it was one of the main reasons that they were unable to keep the pace with the Crimson […]

Rivalry week of the college football season is here and so is the Iron Bowl, with Auburn football traveling to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama. Ultimately, though, Auburn wasn’t able to get it done, falling 28-14. The loss dropped the Tigers to 5-7 and made them officially ineligible for a bowl game in Hugh Freeze’s second […]

Auburn football linebacker DeMarcus Riddick raised the stakes of this year’s Iron Bowl, calling out Alabama wideout Ryan Williams. Both freshmen will play for the first time in this heated rivalry. For Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze, his program finally seems to be gaining some momentum after its thrilling win over Texas A&M. The game went […]

It’s been a very difficult season for Auburn football, who haven’t lived up to expectations. However, there was a glimmer of hope for the Tigers on Saturday when they pulled off a thrilling upset victory in four overtimes against the Texas A&M Aggies by a score of 43-41. Auburn fans stormed the field and celebrated […]

Auburn football is on a bye before facing Louisiana Monroe. However, that won’t stop people from talking about the job security of head coach Hugh Freeze, who is in his second season with the Tigers. Now, with Florida head coach Billy Napier’s job safe, Freeze might have one of the hottest seats in the country […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze is set to host a major recruit who could be a crucial part of the Tigers’ rebuild. Despite Auburn’s recent struggles, there’s been some hope for the Tigers recently. Particularly off the field, as their 2026 recruiting class is currently ranked sixth. But adding defensive end Aiden Harris would […]

Hugh Freeze and his Auburn football team will be taking on Vanderbilt this weekend, and the Commodores are having a surprisingly good season so far. Vanderbilt was expected to be one of the worst teams in the SEC this year, but they were ranked in the top-25 before a close loss to Texas on Saturday, […]

This season hasn’t gone entirely according to plan for Auburn football. Hugh Freeze and company started the season just 2-5 and were seriously sliding after a disheartening loss to Missouri. Auburn really struggled to run the ball against Missouri, even with star running back Jarquez Hunter in the backfield. Hunter couldn’t get anything going in […]

Carrying a dismal 2-5 record into Week 9, a road win over Kentucky would do wonders for Auburn’s 2024 campaign. However, the team is facing a potentially major roadblock with the health of head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze did not travel with the team to Lexington on Friday due to an illness but will join […]

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 […]