The firing of Hugh Freeze wasn't a surprise after Auburn fell to 4-5 with a 10-3 loss to Kentucky on Saturday. Freeze was squarely on the hot seat before the Tigers defeated Arkansas in Week 9 to snap a four-game losing streak.

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The win over the Razorbacks bought Freeze a week, but Saturday's defeat dropped the embattled head coach to 15-19 overall and 6-16 in SEC play during his three seasons with Auburn.

In a statement regarding Freeze's firing, Tigers athletic director John Cohen explained the program has aspirations of competing for championships.

"Our expectations for Auburn football are to annually compete for championships and the search for the next leader of Auburn football begins immediatel

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