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Update: Auburn University has officially announced Hugh Freeze's hiring:
Auburn released a statement on its website:
"Hugh Freeze has been named the 31st head football coach in Auburn's 129-year history, Athletics Director John Cohen announced Monday," Auburn said.
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Liberty University's head football coach, Hugh Freeze, is headed to Auburn University, according to Sports Illustrated, which was the first to report that Auburn was finalizing a deal with Freeze.
Freeze will be returning to the SEC, where in 2017, he was fired by Old Miss amid an NCAA and personal scandal.
The Associated Press says a person with knowledge of the negotiations said on Monday that Freeze has signed a memorandum of understanding with Auburn.
Previously, Freeze had signed an eight-year contract extension with Liberty, ABC 13 - WSET reported back on Oct. 28.
Freeze, who took over the Liberty football program in 2018, went 34-15 in four seasons at Liberty.
He replaces Bryan Harsin, who was fired on Oct. 31 after going 9-12 in less than two seasons at Auburn.
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