The Hugh Freeze era at Auburn has officially come to an end, as the Tigers announced that they would be parting ways with the third-year head coach on Sunday following a dismal 10-3 loss to Kentucky.
The loss to the Wildcats dropped Auburn to 3-6 on the season, prompting the home crowd at Jordan-Hare Stadium to break out in a variety of postgame chants aimed at Freeze.
And with so many big-name coaches having already been fired this season, Tiger fans were closely following the timeline of Freeze’s inevitable dismissal Sunday morning. Some even went as far as to check on Freeze’s tee time, which offered a hint at the upcoming news given he is an avid golfer.
Auburn fans were incensed at the loss to a Kentucky program that has struggled mightily, with some saying that this has become the darkest era of football on the plains.
And when a dark era comes to an end, you celebrate, as Penn State and Florida fans did before their friends at Auburn did Sunday.
Many have now begun to dig back into Freeze’s notorious past, emphasizing that without some of those high-caliber recruits he signed at Ole Miss, the head coach may not have lasted long in the SEC.
Kentucky’s media and fans also wanted to point out that, despite their program’s struggles, Mark Stoops remains elite at winning games that prompt coaches to get fired.
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
