Hugh Freeze responds to belief Auburn has a ‘sense of urgency’ in 2025
Going into Year 3 at Auburn, Hugh Freeze responded to the notion of a sense of urgency around the program to have a successful season. He acknowledged it, but kept everything else in-house.
In his first season, Freeze went 6-7, losing the Music City Bowl at the end of the year. Then last year, Auburn was expected to take a step forward but finished 5-7.
Naturally, a bowl game is the minimum expectation in 2025. In a loaded SEC, that might not be enough either based on the quality of the conference.
“I mean, we need to play better, and we need to win some games for sure,” Freeze said. “I think our sense of urgency is you prepare and you give them confidence, and I don’t think you do that out of a sense of fear or the what if world, or any of that man. I love our kids right now. Love our approach. I love our staff. I think there’s confidence in the building, and it’s growing.”
Freeze and Auburn will certainly need confidence after seeing a rough stretch last season. Auburn had a four-game losing streak that stretched over five weeks and the Tigers lost two of those games by one score.
“And I think we hopefully respond out of that confidence and nothing else, you know, nothing from the outside world, just everything from the inside world,” Freeze said. “But man, here’s who we are, and here’s the opportunities we have. Let’s prepare for them and be confident, because we have a talented squad in there. Do we need a little more help at a few positions?
“Yes, we’ll see if we can address that in the coming months, but I’m really encouraged and optimistic by the confidence I see growing. And obviously, the deeper depth chart that we have.”
Auburn’s decision to do away with its actual intrasquad scrimmage to end its Spring practice schedule follows similar moves taking place all across college football, beginning with Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule‘s announcement on Feb. 1 that the Cornhuskers were canceling their annual Spring game citing tampering concerns.
While not a traditional Spring scrimmage, Auburn’s A-Day event on April 12 will still be open to the public, and will begin at 11 am CT with an alumni flag football game and a Tiger Walk at 11:30 am. The A-Day practice for Freeze and crew will start at noon CT and run for an hour, according to the release.
Following the practice, Auburn will host a post-practice Fan Day autograph session Freeze and Auburn players on Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium and last about 90 minutes. This will take the place of the annual Fan Day event usually held in August during Fall camp.
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