Auburn found its new head coach to lead the football team on Monday, bringing Hugh Freeze back to the SEC after stepping down from Ole Miss.
Hugh Freeze as its next football coach on Monday. Freeze spent the last four years at Liberty and was with Ole Miss for five years before that., who was fired in the middle of the season. Freeze was 34-15 with the Flames and led the team to four bowl games. He helped develop Malik Willis into an NFL quarterback, who was later selected by the Tennessee Titans in the NFL Draft.
"After a thoughtful, thorough, and well-vetted search, we ended where we started, with Hugh Freeze," Auburn athletic director John Cohen said in a statement."Of all the candidates we considered, Hugh was the best fit. Fit has several meanings, but the most important factors were student-athlete development, football strategy, recruiting and SEC experience."
Cadillac Williams took over for Harsin in the middle of the season and went 2-2. Freeze thanked Williams in his statement upon taking the job. "First, I want to acknowledge Cadillac Williams for the incredible job he did as interim head coach. The impact he made is immeasurable and cannot be overstated," Freeze said.
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