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and this is where i believe a huge value of having freeze as coach. i bet he makes him better. but can he make him better enough to make a huge difference like he did mr willis at liberty. this kid was one of the best when he was recruited. and freeze is all about teaching swagger.

Potential Auburn transfer portal targets Jason Caldwell With the NCAA transfer portal officially opening on Monday, the Auburn Tigers are expected to be busy with some big need areas on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Here are just a few of the guys that Auburn could target as the portal heats up and continues to add more names in the coming weeks. Texas A&M DL Tunmise Adeleye One of the top defensive linemen in the 2021 class, the 6-4, 290 Adeleye redshirted his first year with the Aggies. Starting the first two games of the 2022 season, Adeleye has six tackles in his first two games but only played in one more game this past year. With offers from just about everyone in the country coming out of Tompkins High in Katy, Texas, Adeleye will be a top target for many with Auburn one of the schools expected to take a look. Western Kentucky OL Gunner Britton There may not be a bigger potential name in the portal for Auburn than the sixth-year senior from Western Kentucky. Entering the program at 6-6, 275, Britton is now 305 and has played in 50 games in his career with the Hilltoppers. This season he started every game at left tackle and would provide a huge boost to an Auburn line that will need tackles for 2023. Ajani Cornelius OL Rhode Island One of the hottest prospects in the portal heading into Monday, the 6-5, 310 New York native has started the last 22 games for the Rams and was first-team All-CAA this past season. Going into the portal this past week, Cornelius already has close to two dozen offers from many top programs around the country including the Auburn Tigers. Gardner Webb OLB/Edge Ty French A finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award as the top defensive end in college football, the 6-3, 230 junior originally from Colquitt County High in Moultrie, Georgia had a monster 2022 campaign with 68 total tackles along with 15.0 tackles for loss (minus-97 yards) and a Big South-record 11.5 quarterback sacks (minus-72 yards). French also has 19 quarterback pressures this season in 12 starts. If you’re talking about difference makers in the portal for Auburn, French may be right at the top of the list. Texas A&M DB Brian George Playing in 19 games the last three seasons for the Aggies after transferring from Highland Community College, the 6-2 cornerback is back on the market. A former Top 10 junior college prospect, George gave Auburn a long look in the 2020 class before choosing the Aggies. The Tigers could be in the running for a veteran cornerback if Nehemiah Pritchett and DJ James both turn pro, but that’s not a given yet. Alabama OL Damieon George A 4-star prospect from Houston, Texas, the 6-6, 333 George played in 12 games in 2021 and started the last three for the Crimson Tide at right tackle. Versatile enough to play tackle or guard in college, George has done both at Alabama. With still three seasons of eligibility remaining after playing in just two games this past season, George will have plenty of attention when the portal officially opens on Monday. Wake Forest DB Gavin Holmes A 5-11, 175-pounder with two years of eligibility remaining, Holmes has played in 27 games in three years and is coming off his best season with the Demon Deacons. Playing in 11 games, Holmes had 23 tackles and nine pass breakups. A high school teammate of Auburn safety Donovan Kaufman, Holmes is a player that would give the Tigers some added depth in the secondary if he chose the Tigers. Alabama WR Traeshon Holden A 4-star wide receiver prospect out of Harbor City, California but originally from Kississimee, Florida, the 6-3, 214 Holden is a player that has the potential to be a number one wide receiver for Hugh Freeze in year one. With two years of eligibility remaining, Holden is coming off a strong season in Tuscaloosa when he caught 25 passes for 331 yards and six touchdowns in just 10 games in 2022. Playing in five games in 2020 as his Covid year, Holden caught 21 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown last season. Shorter TE Kyle Morlock There may not be a hotter transfer portal prospect in the country than this 6-7, 245 tight end from the D2 ranks. Coming from Union County HIgh in Blairsville, Georgia, Morlock has become a weapon for the Hawks in the last two seasons. In the last two years, Morlock has 57 receptions for 890 yards and 11 touchdowns in 24 games. With his background of using the tight end, Freeze could make Morlock a big portal target this month. Cincinnati C Jake Renfro While the offensive tackle position is a huge need area for the Tigers in the portal, finding help at the center position would also be important if you can add a player like Renfro. A 6-3, 310 standout that will be a wanted man, the Illinois native should have plenty of attention from schools all over the country when the portal opens officially on Monday. Kentucky RB Kavosiey Smoke This one would make sense if Tank Bigsby decides to head to the NFL and Auburn is looking for a veteran back to plug into the rotation. A native of Wetumpka, Smoke would be a sixth-year senior in 2023. In his career, Smoke has played in 46 games and has 1,583 yards and 13 touchdowns on 292 carries for the Wildcats. Oregon edge Bradyn Swinson A 3-star prospect originally from Chapel Hill High in Douglasville, Georgia, the 6-4, 233 Swinson still has two years of eligibility remaining after playing in 30 games over three seasons for the Ducks. With Auburn losing Derick Hall, Eku Leota and Marcus Bragg at the edge position, the Tigers need experienced help for the 2023 season and Swinson could be that guy. 62COMMENTS Mississippi State WR Rara Thomas Playing at Eufaula High School before going to Mississippi State, the 6-2, 200 Thomas is a physical freak that did some big things for the Bulldogs in two seasons in Starkville. In two seasons he caught 62 passes for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns. With two seasons of eligibility remaining, Thomas would be a great addition in a Hugh Freeze offense and give the Tigers a physical presence on the outside. ">247Sports

StatTiger Column: Freeze has history of offensive success Regardless of how anyone feels about Coach Hugh Freeze, he is now the head coach at Auburn University. Athletic Director John Cohen was never going to make a hire that received 100 percent support from the fan base. The decision was made to hire Freeze as the 31st head coach of the Auburn football program, and the time has come to move forward. During his introductory press conference, Freeze was humble and emotional as he described his journey to Auburn and what the position meant to him and his family. He came across as sincere and expressed gratitude for the opportunity he described as a Top 10 college football job. Freeze spoke of family and how important the concept of family is to build a strong program. He took the opportunity to utilize “F-A-M-I-L-Y” as an acronym for the elements for building the foundation of his program. He stressed hard work, but more importantly, he was passionate about building relationships and trust with his players. During his ten seasons as a college head coach, his offenses averaged 450 yards and 33 points per game, winning 80 percent of his games when the offense gained at least 400 yards. Freeze’s 2015 Ole Miss team compiled a 10-3 record, which had not been accomplished in Oxford since 2003 when the Rebels posted a 10-3 record. Say what you will about his history, Freeze who is known to be a players’ coach and a driven individual, displayed in his work ethic that was a big part of getting the Auburn job. These are essential components of leading a program, and he has brought these concepts to every program he directed. Was hiring Freeze a risk? There are inherited risks of any hire, and his past certainly is a reason for concern. He has worked towards becoming a better coach, a better person and a better man. He openly admitted to the challenges he faced along his path to becoming Auburn’s head coach, but made one request of fans saying “give me a chance.” Most are aware of the chapters of his coaching history, but no one can predict how the story will end. He mentioned his desire to write a historical ending and to prove Auburn made the right decision to provide him with the opportunity. Freeze also commented on the importance of having everyone within the university working towards the same goal and how he would not succeed without their support. More importantly, he stressed to the fan base its importance in supporting the program. He understood and expressed the reality that he would have to earn this trust and was not afraid to work towards that goal. This concerted group dynamic reflects his plan for the family environment. An environment that was displayed at its best under interim coach Carnell "Cadillac" Williams during the final four games of Auburn's 2022 regular season. Freeze recognized the success under Williams as being vital moving forward and how much he would need his guidance to continue the trend. He touched on his plan to make Auburn a championship program, discussing the importance of his staff and recruiting. Hugh Freeze (left) poses with his new boss, athletic director John Cohen, at Auburn's press conference introducing Freeze. (Photo: Todd Van Emst, Auburn University) Though Freeze says he believes the future success of his program will built around high school recruits, he recognized his desire for a quick turnaround would likely come from the transfer portal. An interesting comment made during his initial press conference this week is the possibility of no longer calling plays, something he has done during his entire career. He specifically mentioned a coach he admitted was a better play caller than himself and that this coach had recently reached out to him about coming to Auburn to be a part of Freeze's staff. Freeze was not prompted to make this statement and suggested it would allow him to be the complete coach needed to maximize his efforts. He brought with him the reputation of working well with his staff, exemplified by the many messages he received from coaches around the country expressing interest in wanting to be part of his staff. He recognizes his success at Auburn will come from the staff he compiles, and Freeze stressed he must choose wisely. There are no shortcuts to being successful at this level of competition, and Freeze seems very confident in his plan to return Auburn to greatness. Freeze’s 2015 team at Ole Miss featured an offense ranked No. 10 nationally in yards per game, No. 8 nationally in scoring and No 4 in yards per play. Ole Miss scored a school record of 64 touchdowns that season and possessed the nation’s 14th-ranked pass efficiency offense. Both school records, the Rebels passed for 4,351 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2015. Auburn fans hope to see his exciting brand of offensive football, especially after their Tigers totaled only 38 touchdown passes during the last three years. Despite their 5-7 record during 2022, Auburn is ranked No. 24 nationally in producing plays of 20-plus yards. Most of those skill players return in 2023, giving Freeze a good head start on offense. Some of the detractors will remain, for now, to find his words possibly self-serving. After all, it was a prepared statement for his initial press conference. Still, it is important to see that he primarily spoke from the heart and only referenced written notes on one occasion during his lengthy introductory press conference at Auburn's new football facility. His previous mistakes will always be a part of his history, but he refuses to allow his past transgressions to define him. For now, he appears to be a man committed to being successful at a job he has coveted since his time at Ole Miss. 3COMMENTS In the end, Freeze will be judged on wins and losses as Auburn’s head coach, no different from the previous men to hold the same position for the Tigers over the years. As elegant his comments were in his first public appearance as Auburn's head coach during his press conference, he would likely be the first to say his actions will speak louder than any words he expressed. The time has arrived for him to implement his plans as he said best. “It's time to put my hands on the plow and go to work.” ">247Sports

Snap Reaction: Potential Names for Tennessee Offensive Coordinator Vacancy Matt Ray 4–5 minutes Alex Golesh is headed to be USF’s new Head Coach, and Josh Heupel is now tasked with replacing his first coordinator since arriving on Rocky Top. The news regarding Golesh just broke moments ago, so we are taking the time to make a quick reaction hot board based on individuals we believe, in our opinion, could be potential candidates. Joey Halzle This would be the quick, simple hire for Heupel, and it would certainly make plenty of sense. Halzle has been with Heupel for essentially the entirety of his coaching career, he knows the ins and outs of the Vols offense, and it makes sense for him to coach quarterbacks and serve as OC as well. Halzle is responsible for bring in Nico Iamaleava, who is tabbed as being the future of Tennessee's offense, so it is also likely Halzle wants to stick around to coach the most physically gifted signal-caller he has ever recruited. Off initial gut, one would have to almost think Halzle would be the betting favorite. Anthony Tucker, Utah State Tucker, who spent time with Heupel at UCF, serving as his passing game coordinator, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach would make a lot of sense as well. He knows the offense, is another rising star, and he has been successful as an OC since making the moving to Utah State. Recruiting at this level would be a key question, but one that all of Heupel’s inaugural staff minus Rodney Garner had to answer. Brian Hartline, Ohio State Speaking of rising stars, there isn't a bigger name in those ranks than Brian Hartline. Hartline's name had been mentioned for the Cincinatti job at one point, but we do not believe that got too far down the line. Hartline is currently the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator in Columbus and makes 950k. At worst, Tennessee makes him say no and gets him a raise. At best, you get an elite recruiter, who is another future star in the business and has been a thorn in your side on the recruiting trail. This is just more of a personal thought on who I would call, and I am sure it is a name that has gotten plenty of thoughts across the country. There are no known connections in this one, but there is plenty of intrigue with him. Scroll to Continue Read More Chip Long Long was at Georgia Tech until new Head Coach Brent Key relieved him of his duties shortly after being hired. Still, Long seemed to have more success as the OC after Geoff Collins was fired this season. He has a strong history as a tight ends coach, so he could fill the void left behind by Golesh in that phase, but that would certainly not be the deciding factor. As Tennessee could bring in anyone on this list and make a run at Long as tight ends coach if they wanted. He is a guy that it would be easy to see Josh Heupel vetting. Phil Longo, North Carolina Longo's name has been mentioned for the Auburn and Texas A&M offensive coordinator, and it is easy to see why, as he has not disappointed since taking over at North Carolina in 2019. Now, Auburn makes a lot of sense, as Longo and Freeze worked together in the same capacity at Ole Miss. Still, the Tigers have a clear rebuild in front of them, and it is possible the 54 year old Longo is looking for a quick stepping stone to make a run at being a head coach in some capacity. If that is the case, then him showing interest in the Tennessee job would make some sense. Again, these are all early speculations, but there is plenty to like about Longo so far. Jeff Lebby, Oklahoma Lebby left Lane Kiffin last off-season to return to his alma mater, Oklahoma, to call plays for first-year Head Coach Brent Venables. It would probably be hard to pull Lebby out of Oklahoma, and Tennessee might not want to spend the money, but the Sooners offense struggled this past season and appears to be a major work in progress. For Lebby, who is viewed as a rising star as well, a reunion with Josh Heupel could certainly get him back on track. Now, there has to be some question of if there is strain around this relationship as Lebby left Heupel to go call plays for Kiffin, but it would also be foolish to rule this out. Lebby spent two years with Heupel at UCF, including serving as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in 2019.

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people fool people. did you get over your nose job from when trump turned quick and forgot to warn you? and due your side had finally realized trump is crap but you are still here kissing up to him.

The GOP doesn't get to wipe off the 'deep stain' of Donald Trump and move on to Ron DeSantis so easily: ex-RNC chair Cheryl Teh 3–4 minutes Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2022.Win McNamee/Getty Images Former RNC chairman Michael Steele says GOP leadership can't move on so easily from Trump. He said the GOP would much rather focus on the "bright, shiny" Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump left a deep stain on the GOP after the Capitol riot and by meeting Nick Fuentes, Steele said. Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele says that while the Republican Party would like to move on from former President Donald Trump, it won't be easy to do. Speaking on MSNBC on Wednesday, Steele said Republican leaders seemed eager to focus on other possible GOP presidential candidates for 2024, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. "They want all of us at this point to fixate on, 'We're past Trump, we're no longer doing Trump," Steele said. "Oh, Trump was bad. Oh, this bright, shiny object down in Florida. Let's focus on that in Gov. DeSantis," Steele said of the GOP and its narrative. "But I'm sorry, you don't get to wipe that stain off your clean white shirt that easily because that's a deep stain." Steele referred to Trump's dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West as yet another stain. "Embracing Fuentes was a deep stain. While you may not have done so directly, the leader of your party did," Steele added. "And as the head of your party and as a leader on the Hill or representing the party across the country at the state level, if you don't reject that, then that's you, baby." Steele was the chairman of the RNC between 2009 and 2011. He is now a vocal critic of Trump and a commentator on MSNBC. DeSantis has not announced his 2024 candidacy but is considered one of the GOP's leading candidates for the 2024 presidential ticket. Trump, who declared his bid for the 2024 GOP ticket on November 15, received considerable backlash after dining with Fuentes at Mar-A-Lago on November 22. Fuentes marched in the 2017 white supremacist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, during which an avowed neo-Nazi drove his car into a group of counterprotesters, killing one woman and injuring 35 other people. Several GOP figures have blasted Trump for the dinner. On Friday, former GOP governor Chris Christie called the meeting "another example of an awful lack of judgment from Donald Trump" and a sign that Trump is an "untenable general election candidate." Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday also slammed Trump for meeting with Ye and Fuentes, saying there is "no room" in the GOP for white supremacy. A spokesperson at Trump's post-presidential press office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has had an ‘honest conversation’ with Hugh Freeze this week Taylor Jones 2–3 minutes Auburn’s decision to hire Hugh Freeze came with backlash. Sure, Freeze has won plenty of football games, some of which came against SEC foes, but his shady off-the-field past at both Ole Miss and Liberty has given several Auburn fans plenty of concern regarding Freeze. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was in the first full year of his current role when Freeze resigned in 2016 from Ole Miss after an investigation found evidence of a “pattern of personal misconduct.” He shared Thursday during a press conference ahead of Saturday’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta that he has had a conversation with Freeze since his hiring at Auburn. Sankey did not reveal specifics to the conversation but feels that Freeze’s new opportunity will give him an opportunity to wipe his slate clean. “I look from this point forward. We’re informed by people’s pasts. Hugh and I actually had an individual phone call earlier today, very positive,” Sankey said Thursday. “That’s not the first phone call he and I have had in the last five years. I appreciated the way he responded during his press conference. And I respect the fact that he and I, over the succeeding years since his departure from Ole Miss, could have candid and honest conversation.” Sankey says that he welcomes Freeze back to the SEC, and believes that he has had opportunities to leave his past behind him. “He’s now the head coach at Auburn University. I wish them well, there’s a lot of work to do,” Sankey said. “And he kind of brought me up to speed on some of that this morning. And I’m confident there’s been plenty of opportunities for learning over the years and look forward to working with Hugh again.” Freeze was hired by Auburn on Nov. 28 to replace Bryan Harsin, who posted a 9-12 record over a season and a half on the Plains. List Auburn's championship week outlook according to College Football News Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire

that game was when i realized how much i loved coach dye. he made us equal and he beat their ass handily! we showed them not only were we equal we were better and we showed the world what jerks some uni's are. i dislike curyy until many years later when he was broadcasting games on espn and he won me over.

Men's Basketball 12/2/2022 10:00:00 AM Auburn Mourns Loss of Two-Time All-SEC Standout Jeff Moore AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn mourns the loss of two-time All-Southeastern Conference men's basketball standout Jeff Moore (1966-2022), who played for the Tigers from 1984-88. Moore, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound center/forward at the time, was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the third round of 1988 NBA Draft. In his four seasons at Auburn, Moore was a two-time All-SEC player after taking over the starting center job following the departure of Charles Barkley to the NBA. He played in the NCAA Tournament in each of his four seasons and left the school as its second all-time leading rebounder (950) and 10th on the all-time career scoring list (1,549 points). During his senior campaign in 1987-88, he was an All-America candidate, a premier center in the SEC and rated as the seventh-best center in the country by The Sporting News. The Tigers were ranked No. 9 in the final national polls and reached the NCAA Elite Eight during his sophomore season in 1985-86. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Moore was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Alabama in 1984 and was a member of the Converse All-America Team. A two-time all-state selection, he received Player of the Year honors from both The Associated Press and Birmingham Tip-Off Club. Moore led Midfield High School to 33-2 and 20-8 records in his final two seasons. After he played professionally overseas for a number of years, Moore, who was a family and child development major in college, graduated from Auburn University at the age of 47, with the help and encouragement of his coaches – former head coach Sonny Smith and assistant coach Lawrence Johnson. "Jeff Moore was a big-time scorer," Smith said. "He could hit the outside shot and play with his back to the basket. He always had to guard people bigger than him. He developed an inside-outside game for us. He made it awfully hard to guard. He improved every year that he played for us. He was an outstanding player and we went to the Elite Eight with him. The better the team was, the better he played. He had a pro career waiting on him, until he broke his hand against Georgia Tech. "Jeff was an integral part of the rebuilding of our program. He was a very good high school player at Midfield High School in Birmingham. He was one of the guys we needed and had to recruit. He graduated at the age of 47 and it was a great accomplishment. This has been a tremendous loss for me personally." Moore is survived by his sister, Valerie. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church located at 4819 Main Street in Brighton, Alabama.

No. 15 Auburn defeats Colgate 93-66 at Neville Arena Published: Dec. 02, 2022, 9:10 p.m. 3–4 minutes By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com No. 15 Auburn (8-0) remains unbeaten with Friday’s 93-66 victory against Colgate. Auburn plays Memphis next Saturday in Atlanta at State Farm Arena. A sold-out Neville Arena had plenty to cheer about early when K.D. Johnson launched a three-pointer with 9:16 left in the first half to put the Tigers ahead 26-15 against the Raiders. Johnson hit another three at the 8:15 mark to give the Tigers a 31-18 advantage. Auburn had a 47-33 lead at halftime while shooting 18-32 from the field and 7-12 from three. Auburn made six of their first nine three-point attempts. Read More Auburn Basketball: Rewinding No. 15 Auburn basketball’s 93-66 win against Colgate Bruce Pearl is excited about Auburn hiring Hugh Freeze Charles Barkley on Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, and the negative blowback that came with him Johnson was 3-3 from behind the arc in the first half and finished the game 4-5 from three and led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points. Johni Broome scored two of his 13 points with a layup at the 7:54 mark in the second half to push the Tiger lead to 25 points. Let’s get into some observations from the Auburn win. Diverse scoring Auburn had four players with double-digits. Johnson (16), Broome (13), Wendell Green (13), and Allen Flanigan (12) led the Tigers in scoring. Dylan Cardwell closed the game with a two-handed dunk with less than 50 seconds left and had nine points. Chris Moore, Yohan Traore, and Chance Westry each scored eight points against the Raiders. Auburn shot 55% from the field and hit a season-high 10 three-pointers. Bench scoring Auburn had 44 points off the bench. The Tigers had 10 players score at least one point. Johnson scored 16 points as a backup for Green. Westry, Traore, and Moore also poured in points when head coach Bruce Pearl called them into the game from the bench. Turnovers Auburn held Colgate to a season-low 66 points. The Raiders shot 43.9 percent from the field and 8-18 from three, which is below the Raiders season average. Braden Smith led the Raiders with 17 points on 7-10 shooting and 1-2 from three. The rest of the Raiders shot 18-47 from the field. Auburn’s depth pushed the Raiders on defense leading to 12 turnovers. Auburn scored 17 points off the Raider turnovers. Colgate scored six points off Auburn turnovers. The Tigers also led in fast break points with 18 compared to three by the Raiders. Auburn also held a 24-14 point advantage on fast break points. The Tiger bench outscored the Raider reserves 44-9, and the Tigers blocked eight shots. Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

Hugh Freeze's past offenses by the numbers JD McCarthy 4–5 minutes Auburn’s last two coaches’ downfall was that their offenses were no longer meeting expectations. For Gus Malzahn that meant they slipped from where they were early in his tenure, while Bryan Harsin was never able to establish an effective offense. Buy Tigers Tickets Hugh Freeze was hired to change that and he has had success in the SEC with his offensive scheme. Which he has used to beat Nick Saban multiple times, something not many coaches can say. His offense is based around a dangerous passing attack and developing quarterbacks, something that has Robby Ashford “excited” to work with his new coach. This will mark a change in Auburn’s past offenses, which were based around a ground attack that opened up holes in the defense that the passing game could then exploit. Here is a look at Freeze’s offenses at Arkansas State (2011), Ole Miss 2012-16), and Liberty (2019-22) by the numbers and how they rank compared to the rest of their peers. Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 32.5 1 Total offense 448.7 1 Yards per play 5.73 2 Rushing yards per game 154.23 2 Rushing yards per carry 3.89 5 Passing yards per game 293.6 1 Yards per attempt 7.6 2 Completion % 65.2% 1 3rd down conversion % 42.08% 2 Red zone TD % 56.06% 5 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 31.5 5 Total offense 423.8 5 Yards per play 5.73 7 Rushing yards per game 174 5 Yards per carry 4.09 10 Passing yards per game 249.8 5 Yards per attempt 7.9 5 Completion % 63.3 5 3rd down conversion % 44.28% 4 Red zone TD % 66.67% 4 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 30 9 Total Offense 423.8 5 Yards per play 5.73 7 Rushing Yards per game 190 7 Yards per carry 4.68 10 Passing Yards per game 283.3 3 Yards per attempt 7.5 9 Completion % 63.3% 6 3rd down conversion % 45.69% 5 Red zone TD % 52.17% 13 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 28.3 11 Total offense 419.1 7 Yards per play 6.03 7 Rushing yards per game 155.46 10 Yards per carry 4.25 11 Passing yards per game 263.6 5 Yards per attempt 8 5 Completion % 60.3% 7 3rd down conversion % 39.34% 10 Red zone TD % 56.1% 11 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 40.8 1 Total offense 517.8 1 Yards per play 7.07 1 Rushing yards per game 183.08 7 Yards per carry 5.14 2 Passing Yards per game 334.7 1 Yards per attempt 8.9 2 Completion % 65% 4 3rd down conversion % 41.41% 5 Red zone TD % 59.68 5 Category Stat Conference Rank Points per game 32.6 4 Total offense 464.3 3 Yards per play 6.16 7 Rushing yards per game 149.42 12 Yards per carry 4.25 11 Passing yards per game 314.9 1 Yards per attempt 7.8 4 Completion % 59.8% 6 3rd down conversion % 40.24% 9 Red zone TD % 54.39% 13 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 32.8 34 Total offense 439.4 32 Yards per play 6.44 18 Rushing yards per game 150.46 78 Yards per carry 4.5 59 Passing yards per game 288.9 21 Yards per attempt 8.3 24 Completion % 56.9% 92 3rd down conversion % 40.72% 58 Red zone TD % 69.64% 26 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 38.2 16 Total offense 482.7 15 Yards per play 6.71 13 Rushing yards per game 252.36 9 Yards per carry 5.74 7 Passing yards per game 230.4 62 Yards per attempt 8.3 26 Completion % 62.9% 39 3rd down conversion % 48.3% 13 Red zone TD % 58.93% 82 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 33.6 25 Total offense 436.2 35 Yards per play 6.38 24 Rushing yards per game 181.23 45 Yards per carry 4.64 48 Passing yards per game 255 43 Yards per attempt 8.7 15 Completion % 59.3% 82 3rd down conversion % 42.86% 41 Red zone TD % 71.11% 11 Category Stat National Rank Points per game 28.3 68 Total offense 400.5 59 Yards per play 5.67 67 Rushing yards per game 178.5 48 Yards per carry 4.53 52 Passing yards per game 220 77 Yards per attempt 7.1 76 Completion % 57.9% 94 3rd down conversion % 37.13% 85 Red zone TD % 62.22% 64

In His Own Words: Cohen on the process of hiring Freeze as Auburn HC Phillip Marshall 4–5 minutes Auburn athletics director John Cohen talked indepth Thursday night on Tiger Talk, Auburn's weekly call-in show, about what went into his decision to choose Hugh Freeze as Auburn’s 31st head football coach. Following are some highlights of what he had to say. On the process of hiring Freeze “When you make a decision of this magnitude, you treat it with the utmost seriousness. The great thing about being a part of a tradition or a family like the Auburn family, people have thoughts. For sure, they share those thoughts. But you’ve got to go deep, deep, deep, and you have to find out everything. “When you have a coach who has coached at as many places as Hugh has, you have to go to every one of those places to find out why they had success and what the relationship was with the student-athletes. You have to find out what their abilities were to recruit. You have to do your due diligence because that’s what we get paid to do.” On vetting Freeze’s background “Start with the Southeastern Conference office and Briarcrest High School where he was; Ole Miss, Arkansas State, Liberty, Lambeth. Everywhere he’s been, we checked in and the common theme of former student-athletes, former trainers, former student managers - and they all gave the same answers - was ‘Hey, I want to work with that guy. He has energy. He shows up every day with tremendous passion.” On Freeze’s ability to recruit “I think there’s a great recruiting plan. The truth of the matter is this: When you talk to someone for an hour or more, they can sell you on anything. But when you talk to student-athletes, coaches that competed against and with him, and you talk about parents who have student-athletes who played for him. When they all start to say the same thing about his vision, about his recruiting, and how much he cares and identifies with the players themselves, then you really have something there. That’s what we found in Hugh Freeze.” On why Freeze was the choice “When we first started the process and we looked at all the criteria, Hugh Freeze jumped out at us. I just kept thinking, ‘He is such a great fit for this job.’ But I wanted to go deep, I wanted to interview several people, and I wanted to make sure he was the right decision. We kind of started with Hugh and ended up with Hugh for all the same reasons. On comparisons to Bruce Pearl “He’s going to do a great job in this community in so many ways. I know Bruce is from Boston and I know Hugh is from Mississippi, but when you’re talking to them, close your eyes and take the accents out and you could be talking to the same guy. Both of those guys have so much energy, so much passion and they just connect with the community. You still have to win games. I just mentioned Bruce, and he’s won a ton of games. I really believe that Hugh can do that here, will do that here. 12COMMENTS On importance of Cadillac Williams “I was a guy who watched him play from afar. I knew he was a great player, knew he was a great NFL player. I knew that the Auburn community loved him. Four weeks ago, when we were playing Texas A&M, I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced anything like that in my life. Honestly, I walk into that game and I think, ‘We’re playing for a national championship’. Here’s two teams that both have three wins late in the year. The atmosphere, the energy and all that came from Cadillac. When we interviewed Hugh, the first thing he said was, ‘Do you think we can get Cadillac? He’s that important to my staff. You think he’d be willing to be a part of this?’ I said ‘That’s something you’re going to have to discuss with him. Cadillac has been phenomenal. He’s going to be on this staff. and he’s going to be a huge part of Auburn football from this point forward.” ">247Sports

REPORT: Ze'Vian Capers will not enter the transfer portal JD McCarthy ~2 minutes Hugh Freeze has already won his first transfer portal battle. Auburn receiver Ze'Vian Capers announced his plans to enter the transfer portal on Nov. 1 but the Tigers decision to hire Freeze has caused him to change his mind. According to Keith Niebuhr of Auburn Live he no longer plans to enter the transfer portal and will return to Auburn. Buy Tigers Tickets Capers has spent three seasons at Auburn and likes Freeze’s history of developing quarterbacks and using bigger receivers, Capers is 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds. “Yes I do plan on staying at Auburn,” Capers told Niebuhr. “I’ve decided to come back because (new Tigers coach) Hugh Freeze has a great track record with developing quarterbacks and using big-body receivers in his offense and I know I would thrive in his offense.” The Cumming, Georgia, native has caught 14 passes for 147 yards and one touchdown in 14 games on the Plains. He caught one pass last season. He flashed his potential as a freshman but did not take the next step and is looking to breakout in Freeze’s offense which places a greater emphasis on passing the ball. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow JD on Twitter @jdmccarthy15.

Etheridge has kept Auburn in mix for 5-stars Russaw, Smith; Freeze aims to close Steve Wiltfong ~3 minutes Year in and year out, Madhouse Training in Montgomery, Ala. is home to some of the best high school football prospects in the state. With that, new Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze made a stop there on Friday, the first day college coaches can be on the road recruiting as we approach Dec. 21, the first day of the early signing period. Expected to make their decision during that three-day span are Carver High five-star teammates in defensive lineman James Smith and edge rusher Qua Russaw. Freeze is hoping those two will help him return Auburn to prominence. “He was really good,” Madhouse Training founder Tracy Varner said. “The new defensive line coach was really good. I liked him. Everybody was good man. He was really good. Of course I know Zac (Etheridge) and Cadillac (Williams) and C-Rob (Christian Robinson) I already knew them. “It was actually mine and Hugh’s first time ever talking. I was saying I don’t know how we missed each other when you were at Ole Miss, somehow we did. Good dude, You know he knows ball. He has that old Southern charm, he can talk to anybody and he does that well. It was good. He was like we’re really going to go after these guys. I told him how good a job Zac Etheridge did. Zac kept those guys interested and said ‘we’re Auburn we’re going to build this thing.’ Zac kept it together and kept talking to those guys. “Qua and Zac are from the same hometown. Qua is from Troy and moved up to Montgomery. Zac did a great job with Qua and James and was one of the few coaches they talked to. They don’t talk to a lot of coaches and Zac put y’all in good position to see what y’all can do in the next couple weeks.” Smith and Russaw attended most of the home games at Auburn this year after taking their official back in June. The Tigers are battling Alabama, Florida and Georgia for their respective signatures. 4COMMENTS “The plan is to get over there one day, spend the whole day with (Freeze) and the d-line coach and whoever else he hires and get in there and make that happen,” Varner said. Freeze did not meet with Russaw or Smith this go-round, saving his one in-home visit with them for later. Smith and Russaw took an official to Georgia in the summer and Florida earlier in the fall. They are slated to be at Alabama next weekend. ">247Sports

Hugh Freeze adds 2 Liberty assistants to Auburn coaching staff Published: Dec. 02, 2022, 8:32 p.m. 4–5 minutes This is a 2021 photo of Jeremy Garrett of the Cleveland Browns NFL football team. This image reflects the Cleveland Browns active roster as of Wednesday, April 14, 2021 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)AP By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Hugh Freeze is bringing a pair of on-field assistants with him from Liberty to Auburn. Jeremy Garrett will serve Auburn’s defensive line coach, while Ben Aigamaua will be the Tigers’ tight ends coach, a source confirmed to AL.com. Garrett spent last season in the same role on Freeze’s staff at Liberty, where the Flames led the country in tackles for loss (109), finished third among all FBS teams in sacks (41) and were 34th nationally in run defense, limiting opponents to 3.76 yards per carry. Aigamaua was Liberty’s tight ends coach last season. Read more Auburn football: Obtained SEC memos reveal hiring process of Hugh Freeze, Level 1 violation coaches Auburn AD John Cohen discusses ‘due diligence’ that led to hiring Hugh Freeze Offensive lineman Keiondre Jones to enter transfer portal, could return to Auburn Garrett and Aigamaua join Cadillac Williams as the first on-field assistants for Freeze’s inaugural staff. Freeze, who was hired Monday and introduced on the Plains on Tuesday, is working to quickly assemble his first Auburn staff as key recruiting dates rapidly approach, including the opening of the transfer portal next week. Garrett was out recruiting with Freeze in Montgomery on Friday, joining the head coach, associate head coach Cadillac Williams and assistant coaches Zac Etheridge and Christian Robinson at Madhouse Training, where many of the areas top prospects train. Garrett, a former defensive lineman at Ole Miss when Freeze was an assistant with the Rebels, has 13 years of coaching experience to his name but just two at the college level. He got his start as a high school coach in Mississippi and Tennessee before serving as a defensive quality control assistant at Vanderbilt in 2019 under then-Commodores coach Derek Mason. Garrett worked closely with Vanderbilt’s defensive line that season. After one year at Vanderbilt, Garrett made the jump to the NFL, where he spent two seasons as an assistant defensive line coach with the Cleveland Browns. While with the Browns, Garrett worked with the likes of first-team All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett, Olivier Vernon and Jadeveon Clowney. Cleveland finished the 2020 season, his first with the franchise, with the NFL’s ninth-ranked run defense after finishing 30th the year prior, while the Brown were one of just four teams to have two players each post at least nine sacks that season. In his second season with Cleveland, the Brown were fifth in total defense for just the third time since 1970 the franchise finished in the top-five in that category. Myles Garrett, meanwhile, set the franchise record with 19 sacks that year. After his run with the Browns, Garrett was tabbed by Freeze to join Liberty’s staff this past season. Aigamaua has been a mainstay of Freeze’s coaching staffs throughout the years. He was a graduate assistant at Lambuth in 2010, served various roles on Freeze’s staff at Ole Miss and then spent the last four seasons at Liberty’s tight ends coach. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde. Nubyjas Wilborn is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nwilborn19.

#PMARSHONAU: Hall leaves Auburn with a legacy of excellence and service Phillip Marshall 6–7 minutes Derick Hall made it official Friday that’s he’s headed to the NFL. It would have been a shock if he’d done anything else after giving all he had to Auburn football and Auburn University for four seasons. Hall isn’t only a great football player, a great pass rusher. He is a great human being who does all he can to make the world a better place. He could have gone on to the NFL after last season, but he came back one more time because of the deep and abiding love he has for Auburn. Three years ago, I talked to his mother when I was doing a story on him. I’m going to share again today some of what she told me. The advice offered by somber-faced doctors was terrifying and devastating for 26-year-old Stacy Gooden. They told her that her little son, not breathing when he was born four months premature, had no chance of a quality life. “He was actually born dead,” his mother, now Stacy Gooden-Crandle, told Auburn Undercover. “The doctors wanted me to just let nature take its course. We decided we wanted to fight for him.” And so, on March 19, 2001, at Gulfport (Miss.) Memorial Hospital began the incredible journey of Derick Hall. For five months, little Derick, so small his mother could hold him in the palm of her hand, fought for his life in the hospital. He was on life support for more than a week. He had bleeding in his brain. The prognosis was grim. “They said he’d never be able to walk or be able to talk,” his mother, a Gulfport social worker, said. “They said he’d just be a vegetable. He’d be 85 percent mentally retarded. He wouldn’t have any quality of life. They said 'we shouldn’t try to save this baby.'” On that day in 2001, a mother prayed for her son and for strength. “A young woman being told all this, I was scared, Gooden-Crandle said. “I didn’t know if I could financially support this kid. I didn’t know if I was prepared for the things I was being told. We just trusted God wholeheartedly, and look what we’ve got now.” When little Derick went home from the hospital, the fight was just beginning. He had severe asthma and was hospitalized for weeks at a time. His future was still uncertain. “It got so bad that he could go outside for three or four minutes and he would need his rescue inhaler,” his mother said. Yet, when he was 4 years old, Derick played flag football. He loved it from the start. “He’s an amazing kid,” his mother said. “He didn’t let the things he went through as a young man be a handicap. I told him you have to push through it and fight through it. He loved football. I got the coaches inhalers; I kept one in my purse. Everybody had one just in case he needed it. He’s just a fighter. I always encourage him to just keep being him.” His mother and later Cedric Crandle, the stepfather Derick calls his dad, were there for him at every turn. And they still are today. “My mom is my queen,” Derick said. “She is everything to me, how hard she worked raising two kids by herself at first, working two or three jobs. God blessed me with a great stepdad. I refer to him as my father, not my stepdad.” Derick remembers the frustration of not being like the other boys, fighting for his breath while others ran and played. He doesn’t remember ever considering giving up. “The earliest thing I remember is being 4 or 5 years old and having an asthma attack,” Derick said. “I was in the hospital for three weeks. Going through all that at a young age, going through breathing machines and treatments and stuff like that, getting through all of that every year at a young age really put me in position to learn how to fight, compete and face adversity.” There are times it’s still hard today. His lungs are still not as developed as they normally would be at his age. The little boy who wouldn’t give up became the young man who still won’t give up. “I have the lungs of a 13- or 14-year-old child,” Derick said. “Trying to overcome those obstacles through hard work and dedication and commitment started at a young age up until now. That’s what propelled me to where I am today.” Hall still has asthma issues today, though he rarely needs a rescue inhaler. And he’s still not letting it slow him down. Whatever you believe or whatever you have heard about college football players caring about nothing to get to the NFL is blown up by Hall. Just this week, Hall was named winner of winner of the national Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award, the Premier Players Foundation of Tampa announced today. A three-year starter, his work off the field has been as influential as his play on it. He has enlisted students to attend basketball games, provided water for those in need in his home state of Mississippi, donating turkeys, toys and Halloween candy to people in need and becoming a respected campus leader. 5COMMENTS "I want to give back to my community any way I can, because I've been blessed," Hall said after winning the award. "Community service has always been a priority to me, coming from a place where I know what it's like to see a single mother struggle and have to make ends meet. I feel like it is my priority to use the platform I have to help and serve others! Why not give back when I have the ability to do so?" It came as no surprise that Hall was selected as a captain by his teammates. He’s the kind of young man who people will follow. It will come as no surprise when he plays on in the NFL. ">247Sports

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