Annoyed at the CFP Ranking Show.First Quarter: Slouching Tigers, Shrinking CanesThe fact that Hugh Freeze (1) lasted until the afternoon of Nov. 2 at Auburn (2) is one of the biggest upsets in a season of surprises.

SEC Network analyst and radio show host Paul Finebaum shared his early thoughts on potential replacements for Freeze during Monday's edition of "McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning" on Jox 94.5 in Birmingham. He cited one person in particular as the intriguing candidate.

Auburn's Steven Pearl takes shot at Hugh Freeze after overtime win over HBCU team originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 20th-ranked Auburn Tigers opened the season with a 95-90 overtime win over Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl’s coaching debut Monday night.

This is an opinion cartoon. Got JD Crowe’s free weekly newsletter, Crowe Jam? Sign up for it here. (Not gonna say I told you so ...) Welp, the Hugh Freeze creepy white van with all its baggage stalled out and is squatting in an Auburn parking lot collecting a $15 million buyout from the university.

Former Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterback Jackson Arnold entered the transfer portal after a rough 2024 regular season at OU, and he quickly landed with Freeze and the Tigers. Arnold became Auburn's starter, and he played well for the first month or so of the season, but things spiraled for him after a 3-0 start.