With Auburn football on a bye this weekend, the attention of many fans was directed across the college football world on Saturday.

The program is in the midst of a coaching search following the firing of Hugh Freeze and a number of candidates have emerged over the past two weeks.

Many of them were leading other teams on Saturday, and most of those programs were successful this weekend.

Here’s a look at how Auburn’s top candidates fared with their respective teams on Saturday.

Jon Sumrall, Tulane head coach

Result: 35-24 win over Florida Atlantic

Sumrall’s Tulane squad won its second straight game this weekend after a disappointing loss to UTSA two weeks ago. The 11-point win over FAU gave Sumrall his 40th career win with a career head coaching record of 40-11.

At 8-2, Tulane rem

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