Auburn introduces Hugh Freeze: 'No other place I want to be' - Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site

AUBURN, Ala. – A half-hour after his introductory news conference concluded, Hugh Freeze talked X's and O's with Auburn’s quarterback.

As Freeze ended an interview with the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, Andy Burcham, Robby Ashford entered the Creel Family Player Development Lab at the Woltosz Football Performance Center to speak to his new coach.

On his way to a photo shoot amid a whirlwind day one itinerary, Freeze stopped to chat, explaining where Ashford should go with the ball on a certain play depending on how the safety lines up and reacts.

“I do think I have a gift to help develop quarterbacks,” said Freeze, who helped former Auburn QB Malik Willis become a third-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft. “If you look at everywhere we’ve been, we’ve had pretty good success with that. I’m very anxious to get to work with not only [Robby], he’s a tremendous athlete, but I think there are other good players in that room too.”

In addition to assembling his coaching staff and his inaugural Auburn recruiting and transfer classes, Freeze will oversee the transition into the program’s new facility as he seeks reverse the Tigers’ trajectory after consecutive non-winning seasons.

“I think we can turn it fairly fast with the new world we’re in because I believe with the commitment that has been shown by our fans, boosters and administration to invest in things like this that matter in recruiting,” he said.

Freeze joins Auburn after four seasons at Liberty, where he led the Flames to an average of 8.5 wins per year.

“The culture is going to be the same that we’ve created,” he said. “I know that it works, and it wins. That’s the lesson I probably learned is just keep working to earn people’s trust. When your commitment to something is greater than your feelings, that’s when you really get the results that you want.”

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