Bama Hammer's Ronald Evans believes Jon Gruden and Jimbo Fisher could be potential Hugh Freeze replacements if the Auburn Tigers football program takes on its third consecutive head coaching buyout in 2025.
Evans handed Freeze the dubious distinction that previous buyout receivers Bryan Harsin, Gus Malzahn, and Gene Chizik got from the Alabama Crimson Tide fanbase: desired lifetime contract holders.
He also called Gruden and Fisher "real" coaches.
"After a Freeze firing, Auburn might stumble into a real coach. Jimbo Fisher and Jon Gruden want to coach again. Jimbo might not be a big upgrade from Freeze, but Gruden could possibly turn the program around.