Auburn is turning its interest toward a former SEC coach.
Per Brandon Marcello of 247Sports, Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze has been contacted by the Tigers regarding the vacant head coaching position.
#Auburn has contacted #Liberty coach Hugh Freeze about its job opening, a source tells @247Sports. Freeze was not considered by Auburn during the first week of the search, but that has obviously changed.
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— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) December 22, 2020
Considered one of the favorites when the job became vacant after Gus Malzahn was fired last Sunday, his name quickly disappeared.
Freeze comes with both experience in the SEC and some baggage. At Ole Miss from 2012-16, he led the Rebels to a 39-25 record including a 10-win season in 2015. Yet he might be more remembered for getting the Ole Miss program on probation under his watch and his personal transgressions off the field.
He has definitely rehabbed his image in two seasons at Liberty, leading the Flames to a 9-1 record this season and helping the program win its first bowl game in history last season.