The Auburn Tigers are one of several programs across the Power 4 that are seen as in a holding pattern until further notice. That further notice, as USA Today's Matt Hayes relays, is firing Hugh Freeze.
For the LSU Tigers, it means pulling the plug on expensive stationary progress in Baton Rouge under Brian Kelly. In Los Angeles, it means the USC Trojans letting Lincoln Riley bring his high-scoring, defense-last stance elsewhere. For the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, it's realizing that the Mike Norvell era will never recover from missing the College Football Playoff after a 13-0 ACC Championship run in 2023.