Auburn dismissed head coach Hugh Freeze on Sunday, a day after a home loss to Kentucky dropped the Tigers to 4-5 and 1-5 in SEC play. Freeze, 56, is owed $15.8 million with no offset, and defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin was named interim. Freeze is 15-19 since taking over in 2023, with a 6-16 conference mark, as Auburn slides toward a third straight losing season. The move adds to a costly wave of firings, with 11 FBS buyouts reaching $182 million, including LSU’s Brian Kelly and Penn State’s James Franklin.

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