With Auburn firing Hugh Freeze, the Tigers could make another big splash by hiring a former SEC coach. Find out the latest college football rumors on Auburn's search for its next coach.

Auburn football begins the search for a new coach following its firing of Hugh Freeze on Sunday.

Hugh Freeze is out as Auburn football’s head coach, putting the Tigers on the clock for its next head coach. Freeze finishes his time on the Plains with a record of 15-19 and is buyout is set around 15.

Auburn football has fired Hugh Freeze and these are the top 5 coaches to be candidates for the Auburn coahing job.

Kenny Dillingham is another option familiar with Auburn, as he served as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator in 2019 under Gus Malzahn with now-Denver Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix under center. Nix won 2019 Freshman of the Year, and Auburn’s offense was one of the most improved in the SEC with Dillingham on staff.

Football coach Hugh Freeze, whose 15-19 record in his two-plus seasons at Auburn was capped by a listless home loss to Kentucky on Saturday, has been fired, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel and Mark Schlabach on Sunday.

Hugh Freeze kept telling us he was close. He probably thought that sounded like a reason for Auburn to keep him. No, it became another reason to fire him.

Auburn is heading back to the coaching carousel after Hugh Freeze was fired during his third year with the program. The Tigers went 15-19 under Freeze, including a paltry 6-15 in SEC play. Now, they're set to hire their fourth coach in five years.

AUBURN, Alabama (WKBN) – Boardman High School graduate D.J. Durkin has been named the interim head football coach at Auburn University. Auburn Athletics Director John Cohen made the announcement on Sunday after firing former head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze led the Tigers to a record of 15-19.