Peter Burns gives surprising pick for best vacant SEC coaching job
By Rolando Rosa
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After firing Hugh Freeze, Auburn now joins other SEC programs such as Florida, LSU and Arkansas in the hunt for new head coaches. ESPN’s Peter Burns believes Auburn is the best of the bunch when it comes to SEC vacancies.
During an appearance on SportsCenter, Burns explained why Auburn is a desirable program for any head coach to step into.
“I put Auburn right now, as far as the four in the SEC, I actually put them at the top of the heap. Some people say LSU is a crown jewel. I get it. But the reason why Auburn is in a great spot right now is honestly because Hugh Freeze was hired,” Burns said. “What I mean by that, when Hugh was hired by Auburn, all of a sudden the boosters, the powerbrokers, all of the guys that whisper on the message boards, they were all in alignment.”
Burns believes Auburn is better-positioned to offer what a head coach needs to be successful as opposed to the other aforementioned SEC programs.
“So I can argue right now that Auburn has the alignment that LSU doesn’t have. That Arkansas doesn’t have right now and even Florida doesn’t have right now,” Burns said. “Great fanbase, great facilities.”
Auburn will play its first game under interim head coach DJ Durkin on Saturday against host No. 15 Vanderbilt (4 p.m. ET/SEC Network).
