Hugh Freeze is 'angry' after Auburn firing, ready to coach again

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Former Auburn caput manager Hugh Freeze said helium remains “angry” astir his midseason firing and motivated to instrumentality to the sideline. He broke his soundlessness Tuesday during an quality connected the See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack podcast. It marked his archetypal nationalist comments since Auburn dismissed him connected Nov. 2 and officially moved guardant Sunday by hiring South Florida’s Alex Golesh arsenic its adjacent caput shot coach.

“I’m benignant of pissed off,” Freeze said. “I person a small thing to prove. So if somebody’s looking for that, I deliberation my resume speaks for itself."

Freeze’s firing came 1 time aft a 10-3 location nonaccomplishment to Kentucky that dropped Auburn to 4-5 wide and 1-5 successful SEC play. His three-year stint connected the Plains ended with a 15-19 record, including a 6-16 people successful league games.

"I’ve won everyplace I’ve been but for Auburn,” Freeze said. “You’ve got to woody with that. It’s a dose of humility. But I’m thankful for Auburn, thankful for President Chris Roberts and John Cohen for giving maine the chance, and hatred similar heck that we didn’t get it crossed the decorativeness line.”

Despite the disappointing tenure, Freeze inactive owns a 91-66 vocation grounds successful 15 seasons arsenic a caput coach, not counting 27 vacated wins astatine Ole Miss tied to NCAA violations.

Auburn finished 5-7 nether interim manager DJ Durkin, who volition enactment connected arsenic antiaircraft coordinator nether Golesh.