Your headline is accurate: Hugh Freeze has been fired by Auburn Tigers.
✅ What we know
Auburn announced Freeze’s dismissal on Sunday, November 2 2025.
His final record at Auburn: 15–19 overall, with a 6–16 mark in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The decision followed a 10–3 home loss to Kentucky Wildcats, which dropped Auburn to 4–5 on the season and 1–5 in SEC play.
Defensive coordinator D. J. Durkin will serve as interim head coach while Auburn begins its search for a permanent replacement.
The buyout owed to Freeze is widely reported to be around ~$15.4–15.8 million under his contract.
🧐 What this means
Auburn’s expectations are high: the school cited that they expect to “annually compete for championships.”
The firing signals impatience with continued under-performance in conference play and against ranked opponents. Freeze went 1–12 vs. ranked teams during his tenure.
The program enters what will be their fourth head coach in seven seasons, showing some instability in the leadership role.
📋 Quick summary
Head coach: Hugh Freeze
School: Auburn Tigers
Duration: Nearly three seasons (appointed late 2022)
Record: 15-19 overall, 6-16 SEC
Interim replacement: D. J. Durkin
Reason: Poor performance, especially in conference play, failure to meet expectations
If you like, I can pull up a list of potential candidates Auburn is rumored to be targeting as the next head coach. Do you want that?
