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Hugh Freeze’s Auburn Tigers got a much-needed SEC win on Saturday.
Coming into this weekend, the Tigers had yet to win a conference battle. The team had lost 4 consecutive SEC games to start the season. On Saturday, the Tigers got the best of the Bulldogs, winning 27-13.
After the game, Freeze couldn’t help but be proud of his team’s effort. Freeze credited assistant coach Cadillac Williams for getting the team pumped up before the contest.
Auburn HC Hugh Freeze says Cadillac Williams pumped the team up before today’s win over Mississippi State.
“Cadillac did a great job of giving them a pregame talk. I thought his message was received very well by them.”
— Richard Silva (@rich_silva18) October 28, 2023
Williams was great at getting the Tigers motivated last season as the interim head coach and was retained by Freeze.
One of the stars of the game for Auburn was running back Jarquez Hunter. The back carried the ball 17 times for 144 yards. The back also caught 2 passes for 26 yards. After the game, Freeze praised the back’s work ethic.
“Just work. He doesn’t say anything. He just works,” explained the coach.
Hugh Freeze on the resurgence of Jarquez Hunter of late: “Just work. He doesn’t say anything. He just works.”
— Nathan King (@NathanKing247) October 28, 2023
In fact, Freeze liked the effort of the whole team and feels like the team is “getting better at some things.”
Auburn HC Hugh Freeze: “Our kids and our staff continue to work, and I thought we saw some signs today of getting better at some things… With the remaining stretch that we have and going on the road over the next two weeks… it had the feeling of a critical game.”
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) October 28, 2023
Finally, Freeze hopes the win will inspire some swagger for the team. With a stretch of winnable games coming up, the Tigers will look to secure bowl eligibility.
“You hope it gives us a little confidence, and a little bit of swagger to go play on the road,” Freeze explained.
#Auburn HC Hugh Freeze on getting SEC win No. 1: “You hope it gives us a little confidence, and a little bit of swagger to go play on the road.”
Tigers’ next two games are at Vanderbilt (Nov. 4) and at Arkansas (Nov. 11).
— Adam Cole ? (@colereporter) October 28, 2023
The Tigers travel to Nashville to play Vanderbilt next Saturday.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Down South. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.
