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Auburn Fires Hugh Freeze and Florida’s Coaching Hunt Turns Into a Stampede

Somehow, someway, Auburn's Hugh Freeze may have been an even bigger disaster for the Tigers than Billy Napier was for Florida. Freeze has been fired after less than three seasons with Auburn, compiling a 15-19 record.

But despite the Napier comparisons, what it means is that Florida's search for a new coach is getting increasingly crowded within the SEC.

Auburn give Hugh Freeze the axe

Billy Napier was also 15-19 at one point, but rather than pull the plug, Florida's administration gave him one more crack to turn things around in Gainesville.

Spoiler alert, he didn't.