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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 […]

Auburn football is 1-0 after taking down UMass in week one. The Tigers cruised to a 59-14 win over the Minutemen in Hugh Freeze’s coaching debut, and Auburn will look to improve to 2-0 this week when they travel to face Cal football. The Tigers are coming into this one as the favorite as the […]

New Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is ready to soak in the atmosphere of playing in the SEC. After four seasons at Liberty, Hugh Freeze makes his return to college football’s top conference when the Auburn football team hosts Massachusetts in its 2023 season opener Saturday at Jordan Hare Stadium. Freeze knows what it’s like […]

The Auburn Tigers football program is entering what will hopefully be a bright future with new head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze, of course, comes with a controversial background from his time at Ole Miss, where he was eventually found to have been involved in numerous scandalous recruiting violations. So, without a doubt, his hiring at […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze offered his own take on the Michael Oher-Tuohy family situation. Earlier this week former NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher, who’s life became the subject of the movie, “The Blind Side,” sued the Tuohy family. According to Oher, the Tuohy family never actually adopted him, but instead fooled him into […]

The Auburn football program hired Hugh Freeze as its new head coach in his return to the SEC world. Of course, a flurry of players left the program, and others came in, which isn’t unsurprising once a new coach is hired. With the Tigers undergoing a quarterback competition, it appears it is now over, and […]

Hugh Freeze is heading into his first season as head coach with the Auburn football program, and he made it clear that he is uncertain about where his team stacks up compared to the competition ahead of the start of the 2023 season. “It makes me feel a little bit anxious that I may be […]

Auburn football is ready to go back to their winning ways. The college football world should be prepared and scared because Hugh Freeze is back at the helm. The former Ole Miss football coach went out to discuss his new job and his plans during the SEC media days. Press conferences often start with the […]

Newly appointed Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze made his first major appearance at SEC Media Days for the first time since 2016, after his Ole Miss career ended in disaster. He opened his presser with a quip about his return to the conference, before it was ended in a scandal and resignation before the […]

The status of Auburn football star Jarquez Hunter is still unknown with the start of the season a month and a half away. It’s been two months since an alleged sex tape that appeared to feature Jarquez Hunter was made public. Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze offered little clarity on whether or not Hunter would […]

The Auburn football program moved on from Bryan Harsin and hired Hugh Freeze. In his return to the SEC, there are a lot of expectations for Freeze and the Auburn Tigers. Unfortunately, the program took a hit when TJ Finley decided to enter the transfer portal, throwing a massive wrench in the team’s plans under […]

The New England Patriots didn’t make a big splash at wide receiver in the 2023 NFL Draft, but they selected a pair of receivers in the sixth round. Many people have looked at Patriots sixth-round pick and LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte as a possible steal of the draft. The other receiver they selected, Demario […]

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said he was in a weird spot since he considers Alabama head coach Nick Saban a friend and the two communicate, Sports Illustrated writer Ross Dellenger wrote in a Tuesday article. “Yeah, I want to beat the crap out of him during the Iron Bowl, but we are friends,” Hugh Freeze said. […]

Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers have added yet another talented quarterback to the group. This time, it comes with the commitment of 2024 four-star quarterback Walker White. On Friday, Walker White, a quarterback prospect from Arkansas committed to Auburn. He is the 137th-ranked player in the nation, and the 13th-ranked quarterback according to 247sports. […]

Jamey Chadwell has officially been hired as Liberty football’s replacement for Hugh Freeze, who departed the program for the job opening at Auburn. Chadwell and the Flames have agreed to a seven-year deal that will pay the former Coastal Carolina head coach an average of more than $4 million per year, sources told ESPN’s Pete […]

Liberty football was forced to move quickly after Hugh Freeze departed the program to become the next head coach at Auburn. Move quickly they did, as the Flames are reportedly targeting Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell to become their next head coach, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. Thamel reports there is “mutual interest” between Jamey […]

Hugh Freeze can’t wait to play the Alabama Crimson Tide again. Freeze was formally introduced as the new head coach of the Auburn Tigers Tuesday, and in his speech, he mentioned that he is looking forward to Auburn football playing the Iron Bowl while dropping a harmless warning to Nick Saban (via Nathan King of […]

Auburn football hired Liberty’s Hugh Freeze to be their next head coach on Monday. Auburn athletic director John Cohen knew he had to hire a capable head coach to lead Auburn into the post-Bryan Harsin era- and Freeze is certainly capable. But he’s also controversial. During his time with Ole Miss, the university was charged […]

The Auburn football program addressed its head coaching situation with a very controversial hire. Liberty football coach Hugh Freeze will take control of the program after agreeing to a six-year deal with the Tigers. Freeze will look to revive an Auburn football program stuck in mediocrity after Bryan Harsin’s failed stint. The Tigers have a […]