After close to three seasons of mediocrity, losing to Kentucky sealed the deal on Hugh Freeze’s fate. After the game, the head coach called for patience, but on Sunday, he perhaps knew what was coming. The Tigers became the latest SEC team to fire its head coach after Florida and LSU. AD John Cohen chose defensive coordinator DJ Durkin for the interim HC role. But is he in the reckoning for a permanent position?

According to a recent report, Durkin is gunning for the HC spot. When asked whether the DC is in his list of coaches he’s looking at, Cohen gave a clear answer. “Absolutely,” he said. “He’ll be part of a pool that we’ll consider,” On3 Sports’ Justin Hokanson shared on X.

One of the reasons for Freeze’s firing was the offensive challenges. The Tigers rank second-to-last in the SE

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