DJ Durkin makes final decision on Ashton Daniels' redshirt situation

Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels (12) runs the ball against Vanderbilt on a keeper during the second quarter at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. | Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesWhen former head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff recruited Ashton Daniels to the Plains from Stanford, he was never expected to be the Auburn Tigers' QB1. He arrived on campus much later than Jackson Arnold and Deuce Knight, and the plan was to preserve his redshirt so he would be elligible next season.

In reality, things did not go to plan for the Tigers. With two games left to play, Freeze has been fired, DJ Durkin is serving as the interim head…