Hugh Freeze officially will become Auburn’s 31st head football coach following his hiring from Auburn Athletics Director John Cohen, and the third in the last four seasons.“After a thoughtful, thorough, and well-vetted search, we ended where we started, with Hugh Freeze,” Cohen said in a statement. “Of all the candidates we considered, Hugh was the best fit. Fit has several meanings, but the most important factors were student-athlete development, football strategy, recruiting and SEC experience.”The head coach at Liberty from 2019-22, Freeze led the Flames to four bowl games and a 34-15 record. During his tenure at Liberty, he took former Auburn quarterback Malik Willis and developed him into one of the nation’s top quarterbacks in 2021. Freeze served as a head coach at Ole Miss (2012-16), Arkansas State (2011) and Lambuth (2008-09) with a handful of years as an assistant coach.In a statement, Freeze began with speaking on interim head coach Carnell “Cadillac” Williams’ job over the last four games of the season:”First, I want to acknowledge Cadillac Williams for the incredible job he did as interim head coach. The impact he made is immeasurable and cannot be overstated. Secondly, Auburn is one of the preeminent programs in college football and I’m very appreciative of President Roberts and John Cohen for this opportunity at Auburn. I’ve been fortunate to witness first-hand how special Auburn is during my time as a head coach in the SEC and while visiting my daughter Jordan who attended Auburn and currently lives in the community. I can’t wait to work with our student-athletes and the Auburn family to bring championships back to the Plains.”Freeze will leave Liberty exactly a month after extending his contract there through 2030, which averaged just under $5 million per year.According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Freeze’s deal with Auburn is six years, at an average of $6.5 million per year.His on-field coaching record in 12 years is 103-47 and has led programs to conference titles, nationally ranked recruiting classes and bowl appearances at multiple stops during his nearly three decades of coaching.Freeze is set to be formally introduced by Auburn, Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Hugh Freeze officially will become Auburn’s 31st head football coach following his hiring from Auburn Athletics Director John Cohen, and the third in the last four seasons.
“After a thoughtful, thorough, and well-vetted search, we ended where we started, with Hugh Freeze,” Cohen said in a statement. “Of all the candidates we considered, Hugh was the best fit. Fit has several meanings, but the most important factors were student-athlete development, football strategy, recruiting and SEC experience.”
The head coach at Liberty from 2019-22, Freeze led the Flames to four bowl games and a 34-15 record. During his tenure at Liberty, he took former Auburn quarterback Malik Willis and developed him into one of the nation’s top quarterbacks in 2021. Freeze served as a head coach at Ole Miss (2012-16), Arkansas State (2011) and Lambuth (2008-09) with a handful of years as an assistant coach.
In a statement, Freeze began with speaking on interim head coach Carnell “Cadillac” Williams’ job over the last four games of the season:
“First, I want to acknowledge Cadillac Williams for the incredible job he did as interim head coach. The impact he made is immeasurable and cannot be overstated. Secondly, Auburn is one of the preeminent programs in college football and I’m very appreciative of President Roberts and John Cohen for this opportunity at Auburn. I’ve been fortunate to witness first-hand how special Auburn is during my time as a head coach in the SEC and while visiting my daughter Jordan who attended Auburn and currently lives in the community. I can’t wait to work with our student-athletes and the Auburn family to bring championships back to the Plains.”
Freeze will leave Liberty exactly a month after extending his contract there through 2030, which averaged just under $5 million per year.
According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Freeze’s deal with Auburn is six years, at an average of $6.5 million per year.
His on-field coaching record in 12 years is 103-47 and has led programs to conference titles, nationally ranked recruiting classes and bowl appearances at multiple stops during his nearly three decades of coaching.
Freeze is set to be formally introduced by Auburn, Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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