Hugh Freeze knows the feeling of walking back into a stadium that once roared for him. Yes, in 2021, during his 3rd year at Liberty, he returned to Oxford to face Ole Miss, the program he once led and left behind in scandal. Although it had been five years since his resignation, the emotions were heavy. And when Liberty fell that day, Freeze admitted the return hit him hard. Now at Auburn, he’s turning that chapter into a lesson. Because his star QB Jackson Arnold is set to face Oklahoma, the school Arnold called home for two seasons.

Auburn and Oklahoma don’t meet often.. The Sooners own the series 3–0. And their first two wins came on the Sugar Bowl stage: a 40–22 blowout in 1972 and a 35–19 victory in 2017. Then, in 2024, the rivalry took on fresh meaning. Oklahoma, new to the SEC,

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