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Auburn fired head football coach Hugh Freeze after a 10-3 loss to Kentucky.

Defensive coordinator DJ Durkin has been named the interim head coach for the Tigers.

Local high school coaches and recruits expressed a mix of understanding and surprise at the decision.

The world of Auburn football came crashing down on Saturday, Nov. 1, when the Tigers lost to Kentucky in a low-scoring 10-3 affair. The loss dropped Auburn to 4-5 and 1-5 in the SEC, and it was the first time since Auburn lost to Kentucky since 2009.

The loss to Kentucky was the breaking point for Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, with athletics director John Cohen announcing a day later that Freeze would no longer be coach for the Tigers. Defensive coordinator DJ Durkin was named interim head coach.

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