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Saturday Down South "I've been fortunate to witness first-hand how special Auburn is during my time as a head coach in the SEC and while visiting my daughter Jordan, who attended Auburn and currently lives in the community," said Freeze. "I can't wait to work with our student-athletes and the Auburn family . . . In the past 12 seasons, Auburn has won a national championship (2010) and played for one (2013). Only five other schools in college football can make that claim during that span -- Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, LSU and Ohio State . . . The attraction to Freeze stems from his success at Ole Miss . . . "I can't wait to work with our student-athletes and the Auburn family to bring championships back to the Plains . . . "After a thoughtful, thorough, and well-vetted search, we ended where we started, with Hugh Freeze," said Director of Athletics John Cohen . . . Hugh Freeze has been named the 31st head football coach in Auburn's 129-year history, Athletics Director John Cohen announced Monday . . . Freeze inked a six-year deal with Auburn worth approximately $6.5 million per year . . . The university made the official announcement Monday afternoon . . . Freeze replaces Bryan Harsin, who was fired on Halloween after going 9-12 in less than two seasons at Auburn. The hiring of Freeze, of course, comes with baggage given his complicated history . . . The Tigers could bring in another future pass-rusher from Alabama soon. Mobile Christian 2024 four-star Sterling Dixon is set to release his choice on Dec. 1 . . . A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Freeze has signed a memorandum of understanding with the school. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the final details of the contract were still being worked out and approved . . . It's one of the keys to being successful in today's college football world and it's something that new head coach Hugh Freeze brings with him to the Plains . . . Auburn should put an end to what's become a messy search and name Cadillac Williams as head coach after what I would term a successful 2-2 run . . . Brenton Williams' frame and skillset make him a diamond in the rough for the 2023 recruiting class . . . Plays of the game, helmet stickers, areas of concern and exiting analysis on the 87th Iron Bowl . . . Auburn added 3-star edge Brenton Williams from just down the road at Opelika . . . A transcript of the post-game speech by Auburn interim football coach Carnell "Cadillac" Williams to the Auburn football team . . . Former Auburn LB Will Herring said, "I have never been more proud of an Auburn man than I am right now. Lac loves our men as young men, not as players, but as young men . . . Freeze has made some mistakes and he would be the first to tell you that. Do those things keep Auburn from hiring him? . . . Auburn rushed for 318 yards, which is the most by an FBS team against Alabama since Nick Saban has been the coach . . . Friday afternoon, 4-star defensive lineman Darron Reed flipped his commitment from the LSU Tigers to the Auburn Tigers . . . It's been an eventful season. In no particular order here are the 10 biggest takeaways . . . Some of the head coach candidates the Tigers are currently looking at . . . What's being said nationally about Auburn and Williams . . . Ashford didn't fold when trailing by 14 points. Auburn didn't quit . . . That's the conundrum for Auburn. You need a winner. But at what cost? . . . Williams specifically praised the 24 seniors on his team, saying how those young men "left Auburn better than they found it . . . Cadillac Williams said of the turnaround in the final month of the season, "Guys are in class, treating people with respect... To hear the academic people come in and say, 'Man, they're like different kids.' That's been the best part of this . . . Cadillac made a commitment to focus on three things: Serving the players, instilling discipline, and expressing his belief in them. And it worked . . . "He was just proud of the way we finished the season," defensive back Jaylin Simpson said of Cadillac Williams . "We didn't quit. He's proud of us and how hard we fought . . . Listen: Auburn's 49-27 loss in the Iron Bowl, Cadillac Williams, Robby Ashford's heroics and the latest on the coaching search as of Saturday night . . . "It progressively got worse with pretty much everything I've been doing," Robby Ashford said. "Bruised rotator cuff, sprained trap, sprained index finger -- you name it . . . Cadillac Williams started the press conference with an opening statement thanking his players and assistant coaches for a hard-fought finish to the season . . . Jarquez Hunter turned in the best rushing performance for Auburn against Alabama since Tre Mason's 164-yard effort during the fabled 2013 matchup . . . Cadillac Williams' Tigers did what they've done so often the past four weeks — fight . . . The game caps off an inspiring 2-2 run from interim coach Cadillac Williams, whose tenure is certain to be remembered . . . Watch: The latest on Auburn's coaching search . . . The Tigers were able to run for 318 yards, led by Jarquez Hunter's 134 yards and Robby Ashford's 121. Tank Bigsby added 63 yards . . . Auburn suffered a game-changing play on a controversial fumble . . . Watch: The Tigers cut their Iron Bowl deficit to seven after an absolute DIME of a throw from Ashford to Ja'Varrius Johnson . . . Robby Ashford finished with 121 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries . . . Final statistics . . . Hugh Freeze has not been offered the Auburn head coaching job, but the Liberty coach admitted to being interested . . . Auburn didn't have the look of a team overmatched or intimidated when it took the field . . .
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