Hugh Freeze, legendary golfer, couldn’t sandbag forever. Auburn’s football coach talked about making the playoffs during his time in front of the cameras at SEC Media Days. He also said the Tigers shoulda/coulda won more games last season if only they had better players.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze discussed one of the more unique methods of evaluating prospective players before signing them.

This offseason, Auburn football added some dynamic transfers to its secondary — and the bunch makes a compelling case for shining in 2025.

Auburn football will start the 2025 season on the big stage. The Tigers are set to face Baylor in Week 1, a Power Four road game on a Friday before most of college football kicks off the season the next day.

The Auburn Tigers have a deep, talented defense in 2025, but there's room for some of the incoming freshmen to make an impact.

The Hugh Freeze era of Auburn Football hasn’t gotten off to the best start, and the recent fan criticism about his golf game amid ongoing recruiting struggles certainly doesn’t help entering Year 3. Still,

That confidence seemed to rub off on the national media. On the SEC Network set the next day, former Alabama quarterback and ESPN analyst Greg McElroy made a bold statement about the Tigers going into the season. “The dark horse [in the SEC] is Auburn,” McElroy said.

Auburn football has struggled mightily throughout the first half of the 2020s with a 28-33 record to start the decade and four straight losing seasons following