The 2025 Auburn football season turned into a disaster. The Tigers had talent, but could not finish games, and the offense was a disaster. The result was Hugh Freeze getting fired . The Tigers were one of the many schools that entered the crowded coaching carousel. Jon Sumrall at Tulane was one of the hottest names out there and supposedly wanted Auburn, but the Tigers fumbled it.

College football insider and analyst Josh Pate said on the latest episode of “Bussin' With The Boys,” that Sumrall was interested in Auburn, but was put off by the fact that D.J. Durkin was almost being forced on him by the Athletic Director, John Cohen . In that instance, it takes some of the power away from Sumrall as head coach, which does not work well for coaching dynamics.

“They had Jon, Jon wanted

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