The Auburn Tigers were an unmitigated failure during the Hugh Freeze era, but especially during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The thought was that Freeze needed three years to field a contender as his 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes matured, and he mastered the rev-share free agency component in the transfer portal. 2025 was supposed to be the year.
Well, his quarterback decision, Jackson Arnold, turned out to be a miss, and Freeze was reportedly lenient with the top recruits he brought into the locker room. That led to a toxic locker room, because the players with autonomy weren't performing well.