The 2025 Auburn football team had so much promise, but quickly became a disaster. Their most recent loss was the last straw, with head coach Hugh Freeze getting fired after they lost to Kentucky and only scored three points . The Tigers are 4-5, but every loss they have had was by 10 points or less. Auburn could not get over the hump, even though Freeze thought they were close.

John Cohen and interim head coach DJ Durkin addressed the media at Monday's press conference. Cohen refuted Freeze's claim that the Tigers were close. He said it didn't matter if they were close ; at the end of the day, what matters most is whether they get it done . Auburn needs to focus on that in its new head coaching search.

Cohen said, “I'm not going to say that we're close, close doesn't matter. G

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