The first time back at SEC Media Days for Hugh Freeze was successful.
He spoke on an array of topics, some fun and some tough, and handled everything with grace. That is why USA TODAY Sports’ David Eckert has placed Freeze in the “winners” column of his SEC Media Days day two winners and losers list.
Eckert says that Freeze could have had an agonizing day at the podium due to his past, but passed the test with flying colors.
This had the potential to be a really uncomfortable afternoon for new Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, who met the SEC media in full for the first time since he resigned in scandal as Ole Miss coach in 2017.
But it wasn’t. Freeze spoke about his past with grace. He injected some humor. And he was probably the most insightful of the four coaches to take the dais.
There’s a big difference between winning the news conference and winning the battle for moral high ground that he’ll be fighting for the foreseeable future, but Freeze did well on Tuesday.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett were also classified as winners while SEC officials were placed in the loser’s slot due to director of officials John McDaid’s refusal to answer questions from the podium.
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