It is possible the Hugh Freeze tenure at Auburn came to a cold close Saturday night at home.
In a 23-17 double-overtime loss to Missouri, Auburn missed 3 field goals. The Tigers went 75 yards in 12 plays on their opening drive to score a touchdown, then followed that possession up with an interception, a 3-and-out, a 3-and-out, a missed field goal from the Mizzou 22, and a missed field goal from the Mizzou 20.
In overtime, the Tigers lost 7 yards and missed a field goal on their opening possession. They survived because Mizzou missed a field goal of its own right after. But Missouri found the endzone to open the second overtime period.
The game ended on a fourth-down sack of quarterback Jackson Arnold.
With the defeat, Auburn dropped to 3-4 on the season. The Tigers have lost 4 straight after a 3-0 start. And Freeze now finds himself well underwater across his tenure.
Freeze is 14-18 overall as the Auburn head coach.
He is 5-15 against SEC teams.
He is 7-17 against other power conference opponents.
And he is 1-12 against ranked opponents.
Auburn fans voiced their displeasure with the state of the program as the game wound down. And the calls to fire Freeze grew into a roar. The Tigers play at Arkansas next Saturday, but many are now wondering if a change comes before then.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
