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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hugh Freeze Sets Clear Expectations for Auburn's 2025 Season
The Auburn Tigers' football program has been in a difficult spot for several years. Auburn has sought stability since Gus Malzahn's 2020 departure, and the school hopes Hugh Freeze's third season as the head coach will bring a return to contention in the demanding Southeastern Conference. Freeze on Friday made the expectations clear for his Tigers entering 2025. He told "The Next Round" that Auburn cannot repeat its 5-7 campaign from a year ago, and the time is now to arrest the program's decline across recent seasons. Advertisement "I'm not a fool, I think we've got to go to a bowl game," Freeze said. It has been six years since Auburn ended a season ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll, and the Tigers have not won 10 games in a season since 2017. Auburn was criticized for a failure to secure impact recruits during the Malzahn and Bryan Harsin eras, which has put Freeze in a challenging spot as he steadily rebuilds the program. "Our administration understands I inherited a program that didn't have a top-25 recruiting class for four years," Freeze said. "We've had now two full recruiting classes, both top 10, one more and then your roster looks complete." Advertisement Indeed, Auburn's 2024 and 2025 classes have been ranked eighth and sixth respectively by 247Sports. The 2025 class is led by four-star quarterback Deuce Knight and five-star defensive line prospect Malik Autry -- who went to high school just up the road from Auburn in Opelika, Alabama. The recruitment service also likes what Freeze and his staff accomplished in the transfer portal going into 2025. Knight forms one part of an overhauled QB room; he will be competing for reps with Oklahoma transfer Jackson Arnold, a former five-star recruit who is the early favorite to start Auburn's season opener against Baylor on August 29. "I see no reason why we shouldn't (improve), and I think that's an expectation that our people should have," Freeze said. Related: Fans in Disbelief Over Charley Barkley NIL Confession to Auburn
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Where Auburn stands in SEC recruiting rankings after A-Day
Where Auburn stands in SEC recruiting rankings after A-Day Auburn has one of the SEC's top 2026 recruiting classes as spring practice comes to an end. Spring practice has concluded on the Plains, and the Auburn Tigers' 2026 signing class is in great shape ahead of the summer. Hugh Freeze and his staff close the spring practice session with seven pledges to their 2026 recruiting class, several of whom have been committed since last year. Three-star wide receiver Denairius Gray kickstarted the class on Jan. 1, 2024, with his commitment, and a trio of four-star defenders shaped the class on July 27, 2024, when Hezekiah Harris, JaMichael Garrett, and Shadarius Toodle all announced their commitments on the same day. Three-star safety Wayne Henry followed suit on Aug. 5, 2024, with two more joining the class once the calendar flipped to 2025. Three-star offensive lineman Parker Pritchett is the most recent player to join the Tigers' 2026 haul, announcing his commitment on April 5. The summer will be a busy time for Freeze as he looks to complete his third-straight cycle with a top-10 class. The Tigers are in a great position to do so currently and will need to keep building momentum on the recruiting trail to complete the goal. How does Auburn's 2026 haul compare to the rest of the SEC? Here is a look at where Auburn's 2026 recruiting class ranks among the rest of the SEC, according to 247Sports, as spring practice comes to a close. No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats National ranking: No. 74 No. 74 No. of commits: 1 1 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 1 1 Three-stars: 0 0 Top commit: Jarvis Strickland (four-star OT) No. 15 Missouri Tigers National ranking: No. 70 No. 70 No. of commits: 2 2 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 1 1 Three-stars: 1 1 Top commit: Anthony Kennedy Jr. (Four-star DL) No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores National ranking: No. 49 No. 49 No. of commits: 4 4 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 0 0 Three-stars: 4 4 Top commit: Michael Mitchell Jr. (Three-star QB) No. 13 Florida Gators National ranking: No. 48 No. 48 No. of commits: 3 3 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 2 2 Three-stars: 1 1 Top commit: Izayia Williams (Four-star LB) No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners National ranking: No. 41 No. 41 No. of commits: 4 4 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 2 2 Three-stars: 2 2 Top commit: Jaden O'Neal (Four-star QB) No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels National ranking: No. 39 No. 39 No. of commits: 5 5 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 0 0 Three-stars: 5 5 Top commit: Ja'Michael Jones (Three-star RB) No. 10 Texas Longhorns National ranking: No. 37 No. 37 No. of commits: 4 4 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 1 1 Three-stars: 3 3 Top commit: Dia Bell (Four-star QB) No. 9 South Carolina Gamecocks National ranking: No. 33 No. 33 No. of commits: 5 5 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 1 1 Three-stars: 4 4 Top commit: J'Zavien Currence (Four-star CB) No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide National ranking: No. 28 No. 28 No. of commits: 5 5 Five-stars: 1 1 Four-stars: 1 1 Three-stars: 3 3 Top commit: Jorden Edmonds (Five-star CB) No. 7 Mississippi State Bulldogs National ranking: No. 27 No. 27 No. of commits: 7 7 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 1 1 Three-stars: 6 6 Top commit: Emanuel Tucker (Four-star DL) No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs National ranking: No. 24 No. 24 No. of commits: 6 6 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 4 4 Three-stars: 2 2 Top commit: Zech Fort (Four-star S) No. 5 Auburn Tigers National ranking: No. 21 No. 21 No. of commits: 7 7 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 6 6 Three-stars: 1 1 Top commit: Hezekiah Harris (Four-star EDGE) No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers National ranking: No. 18 No. 18 No. of commits: 8 8 Five-stars: 1 1 Four-stars: 4 4 Three-stars: 3 3 Top commit: Faizon Brandon (Five-star QB) No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks National ranking: No. 16 No. 16 No. of commits: 12 12 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 2 2 Three-stars: 9 9 Top commit: Colton Yarbrough (Four-star EDGE) No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies National ranking: No. 6 No. 6 No. of commits: 10 10 Five-stars: 0 0 Four-stars: 10 10 Three-stars: 0 0 Top commit: Jordan Carter (Four-star EDGE) No. 1 LSU Tigers National ranking: No. 5 No. 5 No. of commits: 9 9 Five-stars: 1 1 Four-stars: 7 7 Three-stars: 1 1 Top commit: Tristen Keys (Five-star WR) Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
CBS 42 Road to the Final Four: Evening Edition 4/5
SAN ANTONIO (WIAT) — The Auburn Tigers' historic season comes to an end in San Antonio during the Final Four. This was the team's second trip to the Final Four. The Tigers led by eight up until halftime, but they were ultimately defeated by the Florida Gators. Their season comes to an end with a program record 32 wins, five top ten victories and the SEC regular season championship. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
