Auburn Football: 5 names to watch for as the Tigers next head coach

By Matt Melton | Oct 31, 2022

MONTGOMERY, AL - MARCH 20: Head Coach Deion Sanders talk with his quarterback Jalon Jones #4 of the Jackson State Tigers during a time out during the game against the Alabama State Hornets at New ASU Stadium on March 20, 2021 in Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama State Hornets defeated the Jackson State Tigers 35 to 28. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

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Liberty Flames head coach Hugh Freeze (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

Hugh Freeze

If there is one name in particular that will likely be connected to the Auburn Football job opening the most, it’s that of Freeze. A former coach in the SEC, Freeze, similar to Sanders, is likely going to get a bigger job at some point in the coming years, with Auburn as a legit possibility.

An experienced collegiate coach, Freeze is currently in his fourth season as the head coach at Liberty where the Flames are currently 7-1 through eight games, ranked No. 23 in the AP Poll. Across that span, Freeze has helped lead the Flames to a combined 33-12 record from 2019-22, as well as three consecutive bowl victories.

As mentioned previously, Freeze is no stranger to the SEC having coached at Ole Miss from 2012-16, a span in which he led the Rebels to a combined 39-25 record and four bowl appearances, two of which were NY6 bowls. Freeze would lead the Rebels to a 10-win season in 2015, and also spent a season at Arkansas State in 2011 where he made a bowl appearance during a 10-win season.

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Overall, it feels likely that Freeze lands a power five job at some point in the near future, with a return to the SEC as a possibility. Could that return potentially happen as the next head coach of the Tigers?

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