"We were worried for a few moments that the athletic directors/state governors/rich swine who run college football would forget about their seven-week streak of coach firings, but that is a personal failure of faith in the power of administrative bloodlust. They know what must be done, and they never hesitate to do it. So hello and goodbye to Hugh Freeze, who just got the cardboard box at Auburn after a humiliating (well, for Auburners) 10-3 loss to Kentucky on Saturday."
"Interestingly, the interim coach is D.J. Durkin, the former Maryland coach who was fired in the wake of a school investigation following the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair due to heatstroke following an offseason workout. "Toxic environment" was the key sentence here, so whatever the Auburn fanbase may think, they are hardly out of the frying pan, let alone the fire."
"But nobody asks the players ever because the football team is about the richest one percent of the richest adults, and Auburn's 15-19 record under Freeze and 1-5 conference record this year, with the one win over Arkansas which already did its coach decoupling last month . . . well, all that, plus Freeze's 3-13 record in games decided by fewer than 10 points was considered a sufficient referendum at a school that is now working on its fourth coach in the first half of the decade."
College football administrations continue a rapid wave of coach firings driven by performance and reputational concerns. Auburn dismissed Hugh Freeze after a 10-3 loss to Kentucky and a troubled three-year run marked by losses to lesser programs and past NCAA skepticism over rules violations. D.J. Durkin was named interim coach despite his prior firing amid an investigation into Jordan McNair's heatstroke death and allegations of a "toxic environment." Players receive no formal input in coaching decisions. Auburn finished 15-19 under Freeze, 1-5 in conference this year, and the buyout totals roughly $15 million. The program faces frequent coaching turnover.
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