BREAKING: Auburn football Locks in Head Coach Hugh Freeze with Groundbreaking 9-Year, $85 Million Contract Featuring $3 Million Annual Retention Bonus Through 2033…
BREAKING: Auburn football Locks in Head Coach Hugh Freeze with Groundbreaking 9-Year, $85 Million Contract Featuring $3 Million Annual Retention Bonus Through 2033...
BREAKING: Auburn football Locks in Head Coach Hugh Freeze with Groundbreaking 9-Year, $85 Million Contract Featuring $3 Million Annual Retention Bonus Through 2033…
Everything Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze Said After Iron Bowl Loss to Alabama
The Tigers head coach spoke about his team’s performance in the postgame press conference.
Obviously, disappointing tonight. Disappointing season. The ones who’ve played their last game of eligibility in college football, we had some special, special young men in that group. I hate to see them hurt and not go out on a higher note. “Obviously, last week, Jordan-Hare was fun for them and good for them, but certainly these Iron Bowl experiences are special. Hate to see them hurting the way they are currently. I just want them to know — I hope that they can understand — what they went through and how they handled it, the adversity and the disappointments, was a testimony to their character; how they continued to fight and to what they showed this young group of kids we have; how to handle things when they don’t go your way. They were very special to us in that regard, and the way they continued to fight. “Again, disappointing we get to end the season like we did. Lot to build on, for sure, with those young guys and the class that we can sign next week. Nonetheless, that hurt is still there.”
On red zone struggles:
“Could have been a different game, for sure. You put those in the end zone when we had the opportunity three times in the first half, I believe. We had Dre open, just missed him, on one of those. I regret calling the tempo play on third-and-1. Wish I’d have slowed it down. There was enough time, and I still could have held my timeout and got us into something that was probably better, like the two-point play we hit later on. But I think the difference in the game was their third-down conversions. Think at one time, they were, like, eight-of-11 or something, I don’t know what it ended up (12-of-18). I think the difference in the game was their ability to stay on the field on third down, and us not being able to score touchdowns in the red zone.”
On who called the plays:
“Calling plays is always a combination, and I called the tempo play. Trick play, obviously we didn’t coach it well enough. There was a post safety there, so you don’t throw that. You throw the screen back to Payton. And I think it would’ve had a shot to
