Auburn Rumors & News

The Athletic "Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers have their quarterback in the Class of 2024, landing a commitment from four-star Walker White out of Little Rock (Ark.) Christian Academy on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: White is the No. 142 prospect and No. 13 quarterback in..." February 03

ESPN "New Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has found his playcallers, as the school is set to hire Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator and Ron Roberts as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Montgomery served as Tulsa's head coach for the past eight seasons before..." December 12

Clutch Points "Hugh Freeze can’t wait to play the Alabama Crimson Tide again. Freeze was formally introduced as the new head coach of the Auburn Tigers Tuesday, and in his speech, he mentioned that he is looking forward to Auburn football playing the Iron Bowl while dropping a harmless warning..." November 29

Clutch Points "Auburn football hired Liberty’s Hugh Freeze to be their next head coach on Monday. Auburn athletic director John Cohen knew he had to hire a capable head coach to lead Auburn into the post-Bryan Harsin era- and Freeze is certainly capable. But he’s also..." November 29

CBS Sports "Hugh Freeze didn't so much return to college football's biggest stage Monday as big-time college football came around to Hugh Freeze. After five years away from the Power Five, the best to ever to coach a game in person from a hospital bed is back in the SEC at a familiar,..." November 29

Bleacher Report "Liberty football head coach Hugh Freeze is reportedly set to return to the SEC. According to ESPN's Chris Low, Freeze has agreed to a deal to become the next head coach at Auburn. He had previously coached at Ole Miss from 2012 to 2016. He resigned prior to the 2017 season..." November 28

ESPN "Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says he anticipates staying with the Rebels in 2023, even if Auburn offers him the chance to fill its head-coaching vacancy. Kiffin was asked about his status after Thursday's 24-22 home loss to Mississippi State in the..." November 25

Clutch Points "There has been plenty of noise surrounding the possibility of Lane Kiffin bolting Ole Miss football for Auburn. But the latest reports from the Ole Miss side say Kiffin informed his team Wednesday evening that unless something significant changed, he would return as the..." November 24

Clutch Points "It’s getting harder and harder to envision a world in which Lane Kiffin is not the next head coach at Auburn, even after his denials. Several reporters, on both the Auburn and Ole Miss side of things, find this to be the case. Numerous people unconnected to either program have..." November 23

The Athletic "He doesn’t remember which phone he had. He thinks it might have been the iPhone 3G, though he’s not positive. But he clearly remembers the text message that was on it that day, the picture he received on Nov. 29, 2008. As he sat in the home locker room inside Bryant-Denny..." November 23

ESPN "Amid speculation he's leaving for the Auburn head-coaching job, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin met with his players Tuesday and assured them that he hasn't accepted a job at any other school, sources told ESPN. Kiffin as a rule doesn't respond to coaching..." November 23

The Score "Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and Liberty sideline boss Hugh Freeze are Auburn's favorite candidates in its search for a new head coach, sources told ESPN's Chris Low. Kiffin has been strongly linked to the Tigers lately but on Monday shot..." November 23

The Score "Lane Kiffin doesn't appear to be interested in leaving Ole Miss. The Rebels head coach, who's been speculated as a potential candidate to become Auburn's new sideline boss, publicly denied on Monday a report stating that he plans to join the Tigers next..." November 22

Larry Brown Sports "Gus Malzahn was the head coach at Auburn for eight seasons before being fired after going 6-4 in 2020. He has since moved on to UCF, where he is 8-2 this season and 17-6 overall in two seasons there. Though Malzahn could harbor some ill feelings towards Auburn for firing him, he has..." November 16

USA Today "All Auburn needs is one good football coach with a sizable ego. One coach who sees Auburn as a snoozing giant ready to ascend under his leadership, especially now that neighborhood bully Nick Saban is approaching retirement. One coach who sees the potential..." November 09

Sportsnaut "A report came out Sunday that linked Oregon coach Dan Lanning to the vacant job at Auburn. On Monday night, Lanning unlinked himself from the Southeastern Conference job he might otherwise be suitably prepped to take. Lanning is nine games into his tenure at Oregon, sitting at 8-1..." November 08

Bleacher Report "Jackson State head football coach Deion Sanders denied speculation Thursday that he is taking a flight to Atlanta to discuss the head coaching vacancy at Auburn. Sanders responded Thursday to a tweet that said he was flying to Atlanta, calling it a "lie". The..." November 03

Larry Brown Sports "Lane Kiffin responded on Wednesday to rumors linking him to the Auburn job. Auburn this week made the decision to fire Bryan Harsin, who was in his second season as the head coach for the Tigers. Kiffin’s name has surfaced as a possibile candidate for the job. Kiffin..." November 02

Clutch Points "The day Auburn football fans were waiting for finally arrived on Monday. After poor performances on the field and seemingly endless controversy off it, Auburn finally canned head football coach Bryan Harsin after less than two seasons at the helm. It may have cost the school a hefty..." November 01

CBS Sports "Bryan Harsin is "incredibly disappointed" over his dismissal from Auburn on Monday, the former Tigers coach wrote in a lengthy statement one day after he was fired less than two seasons into his tenure. Harsin reflected on his short-lived coaching stint..." November 01

CBS Sports "Auburn fired coach Bryan Harsin on Oct. 31 with four regular-season games remaining in Year 2, ending his unsuccessful and awkward tenure on The Plains. Harsin finishes with a 9-12 (4-9 SEC) record in less than two full seasons on the job after taking over for Gus Malzahn..." November 01

ESPN "Bryan Harsin survived Auburn's university inquiry in February. He couldn't survive what happened on the field in September and October. Harsin is out as Auburn's coach just eight games into his second season on the Tigers' sideline, and no one..." October 31

Bleacher Report "Auburn announced Monday it fired head football coach Bryan Harsin following a 3-5 start to the 2022 season. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the school could be looking at a $15 million buyout to make the coaching change. The only surprise was that it took..." October 31

Clutch Points "Bryan Harsin is still the head coach of the Auburn Tigers despite rumors that his seat is getting warmer and even though former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron had recently made a claim in an appearance on The Ringer podcast Slow News Day that Harsin is already..." September 28

The Athletic "Auburn junior quarterback T.J. Finley will not play vs. LSU on Saturday, a source confirmed to The Athletic. Finley is dealing with a right shoulder injury sustained in a 41-12 loss to Penn State on Sept. 17. AL.com was first to report the..." September 28

Bleacher Report "There is reportedly some belief that Auburn will fire head football coach Bryan Harsin if the Tigers lose to Missouri on Saturday. Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports said during Saturday's Big Noon Kickoff (h/t Barkley Truax of On3) that there is a "really good..." September 24

CBS Sports "Auburn quarterback Zach Calzada hasn't stepped on the field through three games this season, and it doesn't appear that will change between now and the end of the season. Auburn Live reported Thursday that Calzada, a redshirt sophomore from Sugar Hill, Georgia,..." September 22

Clutch Points "The Auburn Tigers are on schedule to start their SEC schedule this coming Saturday against the Missouri Tigers at home, but it appears that they will take the field minus quarterback TJ Finley. According to Nubyjas Wilborn of AL.com, Auburn football is going to miss the services of Finley..." September 20