Hugh Freeze 's hope to have Stanford transfer Ashton Daniels back with Auburn football in 2026 could still be fulfilled, even if Freeze won't be around to see it.

Interim Auburn coach DJ Durkin indicated Monday, Nov. 10, that the program's mulling the possibility of sitting Daniels when the Tigers face Mercer on Nov. 22. Should it do so, Auburn could still use Daniels when it faces No. 4 Alabama in its regular season finale and keep the quarterback in line for a redshirt, as he will have played in four games. AUBURN FOOTBALL COACHING SEARCH TRACKER: DJ Durkin plans on being with Tigers 'for a long time'

"His situation is kind of unique in that regard," Durkin said at the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in Birmingham. "We always try to do two things: What is best for the young m

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