Hugh Freeze recalled the exact point he wanted to return to the SEC, or a big college football program in general, during SEC Media Days 2023 — mainly, after several years away from the sport altogether and only in the last two years at Liberty after proving he can overcome the negative attention and continue to win football games.
“I would be less than truthful with you if after we started having success at Liberty, particularly with it just going FBS and us being able to beat the likes of Arkansas and BYU and Virginia Tech and Syracuse and playing close with every Power 5 that we played, did the thought start creeping in your mind that certain opportunities might present themselves again?