AUBURN — The Hugh Freeze era of Auburn football is officially over, as the program announced Sunday, Nov. 2, it was parting ways with the head coach just past the halfway point of his third season on the Plains.

Naturally, the Tigers will pay a high price in doing so.

Freeze is set to make approximately $15.8 million to not coach the Tigers, according to the buyout terms of his contract obtained by the Montgomery Advertiser and USA TODAY Network . FREEZE FIRED: Auburn football parts ways Hugh Freeze in third season, capped by 15-19 record

Freeze's exit marks Auburn 's third head coach firing in five years, and his seven-figure payment comes after a 15-19 record. His tenure concluded the day before his firing, with a 10-3 defeat to Kentucky, despite Auburn being a double-dig

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