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Hugh Freeze hints that future SEC schedule won’t include long-standing Auburn rivalry
By Andrew Olson
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Hugh Freeze coached in his first Auburn-Georgia game on Saturday. He’s not expecting to coach in many more.
The Auburn head coach raised eyebrows with scheduling comments he made at the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in Birmingham. When discussing realignment, Freeze said he would miss the annual meeting with the Bulldogs.
“Obviously the conference realignment has happened within our conference and I’m pretty confident that the SEC is pretty solid on where we are,” Freeze said. “And I think they’ll enjoy the new rivalries when they get to see Texas and Oklahoma among the great rivalries that we already have in our conference.
“I’ll miss playing Georgia every year. I just got to experience it for the first time and I loved every minute of it, other than the outcome. I love competing against those types of teams.”
“I’ll miss playing Georgia every year.”
Did Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze let a MASSIVE scheduling change in the SEC slip out?
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Auburn and Georgia are scheduled to play in 2024. The SEC, however, has not set schedules for 2025 and beyond. With the addition of Texas and Oklahoma, some teams won’t be playing as annual opponents as the conference eliminates divisions. The conference has not yet settled on how many permanent rivals will make each team’s schedule.
The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry dates back to 1892. Over 128 meetings, Georgia improved to 64-56-8 in the series with a 27-20 win at Auburn on Saturday.
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