Auburn has fired Hugh Freeze as its head football coach after 34 games in charge of the Tigers, per multiple sources.
Freeze came into Year 3 of his tenure with high expectations, and for a while, it looked like he might deliver. The Tigers started the season with a quality road win at Baylor before defeating Ball State and South Alabama to begin 3-0. However, they started SEC play 0-4 for the third straight year, suffering losses to Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Georgia, and Missouri.
A win last Saturday at Arkansas helped stave off some hot-seat mention for Freeze, but the loss to the Wildcats, who came into the game winless in SEC play, plus the continuity of offensive ineptitude, was the final straw.