{"id":140083,"date":"2022-11-26T16:47:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T16:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/auburn-hugh-freeze-have-discussed-coaching-job-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T16:47:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T16:47:05","slug":"auburn-hugh-freeze-have-discussed-coaching-job-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/auburn-hugh-freeze-have-discussed-coaching-job-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn, Hugh Freeze have discussed coaching job, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Auburn has been in discussion with Liberty’s Hugh Freeze for weeks about him becoming the school’s next football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.<\/p>\n

Sources said the Tigers are not expected to make a formal offer until after Saturday’s Iron Bowl game against Alabama, but the sides have informally discussed a contract for more than a week.<\/p>\n

Auburn’s pursuit of Freeze has come into focus as Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said earlier this week that he intended to stay with the Rebels even if the Tigers offered him their head-coaching position. Sources told ESPN’s Chris Low on Saturday that Kiffin has reiterated to Ole Miss staff and officials that he is staying at the school.<\/p>\n

New Auburn athletic director John Cohen, who was hired Oct. 31, had narrowed the search to Kiffin and Freeze and heavily vetted both coaches, sources told Low.<\/p>\n

Freeze would return to the SEC after spending five seasons at Ole Miss from 2012 to 2016. Freeze went 39-25 for the Rebels before he resigned in July 2017 after being found to have used a university-provided cell phone to call a number associated with an escort service.<\/p>\n