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Auburn reverses course back to Plan B, will hire Hugh Freeze: Best memes and tweets

By Cody Williams

Sep 17, 2022; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Liberty Flames head coach Hugh Freeze looks on against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons before the game at Truist Field. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2022; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Liberty Flames head coach Hugh Freeze looks on against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons before the game at Truist Field. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Auburn appeared on its way to hiring Hugh Freeze but reportedly got cold feet. Now their Plan B is back on the table with Freeze taking over the Tigers.

If nothing else, the Auburn Tigers know how to make a coaching search dramatic — even when it’s not all that necessary. But now, they’ve finally landed on their guy in Liberty head coach and former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze.

Initially on Monday morning, there were reports that some within the Auburn program had gotten cold feet about Freeze, who was the Plan B after they failed to lure Lane Kiffin away from the ‘Sip. The plan was then stated that the Tigers administration would look for Plan C.

But apparently that was either a smoke-screen or a realization that no one qualifying as a Plan C could offer the resumé (on the football field) that Freeze can. So as Ross Dellenger of SI first reported, Freeze is the guy that will replace Bryan Harsin at Auburn.

Auburn hiring Hugh Freeze after momentary cold feet: Best memes and tweets

With such a polarizing figure and the circus of the coaching search combined, Twitter was in peak form with reactions to the Freeze hiring.

Freeze ended up at Liberty as the start of a redemption arc after he was fired by Ole Miss for numerous NCAA rules violations relating to both recruiting and academics and for using his work cellphone issued by the university to hire an escort service. He last coached the Rebels in 2016 before being hired by Liberty in 2019, where he went 34-15 over three seasons with the Flames.

The only trepidation with Freeze is the off-field baggage he brings. When it comes to purely his coaching acumen, he’s won everywhere he’s been, including at Ole Miss with less resources than will be at his disposal with Auburn.

Assuming he can keep his nose clean, this could be a home-run hire for the Tigers. That, however, is a big assumption given Freeze’s history.

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