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The latest head coach firing shouldn’t derail Penn State’s search

Penn State may have gotten cut in line by LSU and Florida for the top head coach candidates on the market, but Auburn is not a better job.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze | Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Add another SEC powerhouse to the list of open jobs on this year’s coaching carousel. After a dismal showing in a 10-3 loss to Kentucky, Auburn fired third-year head coach Hugh Freeze, paying his $15 million buyout, which pales in comparison to the $50 million that LSU and Penn State agreed to pay.