Crain & Company’s Jake Crain confirmed with sources close to Auburn football that one Alabama account’s claim that Hugh Freeze is not aligned with the program’s power brokers is demonstrably incorrect. “Talked to sources: Not remotely close to reality,” Crain prefaced before noting, “Say what you want about Auburn, but claiming they aren’t aligned (a rare but true) is futile right now. Things might change, but Auburn football is now experiencing more good momentum than it has in a long time.
The rumor pegged Freeze as a thief from the baseball program’s NIL fund.
“Claims that Freeze has burned through the football program’s collective fund have left the powers that be at Auburn unhappy with the head football coach,” the Alabama troll account prefaced before saying, “To make matters worse, there is word that Freeze reallocated $1 million from the baseball fund to spend on commitment and visitation expenses for football recruits.”
Hefty accusations towards Freeze indeed. There’s laws against making statements like these.
Hugh Freeze against wastless NIL spending for Auburn football
Freeze has previously called out excessive spending of the exact sum of $1 million while discussing the quarterback position and the NIL’s part in his choice to choose the starter under center. “”The options that you’re given with: develop Payton, develop Holden, develop Hank, and develop Walker, or go spend a million dollars on this kid,” Freeze stated (source: Auburnundercover). “I couldn’t bring myself to do it because I wanted to put everything together. I’m not saying I won’t do it in the future, but for the time being, I believe the guy has shown himself.”
