is firing coach Hugh Freeze just one day after the Tigers mustered three points in a disappointing home loss to , the program's fifth setback in six games this season against SEC competition, CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello, Matt Zenitz and Richard Johnson.

The Tigers dropped to 1-5 in conference play in the middle of Freeze's third season with bowl hopes hanging by a thread at 4-5 overall with games against , and remaining. Auburn had won 19 of its previous 20 matchups with Kentucky dating back to 1967.

Defensive coordinator DJ Durkin will serve as the team's interim coach, Marcello reports.

This will be the third time since 2020 that the Tigers will be searching for a new coach, which means Auburn will be footing the bill .

Freeze's , almost identical to the to Bryan Harsin ei

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