Auburn has not been at its best on special teams, particularly punt return, to start the season. Hugh Freeze is preparing to make changes in that area.

Brown had been committed to Liberty for nearly six months prior to signing with Auburn, committing to play for Freeze in Conference USA. Recruiting and the coaching carousel are hardly ever predictable, though, and the two intertwined at the end of the 2022 season.

Hugh Freeze is a good coach, but one who has a lot of fantastic wins with a lot of bad losses. How to measure Saturday's loss to Cal, then?

Playing both sides has been Paul Finebaum's M.O. for decades, and this week, he's playing nice with Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze.

The Auburn football team fell to Cal in a shocking result in Week 2. After the loss, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze faced some criticism from Paul Finebaum following his team's 21-14 loss against the Cal Golden Bears on ESPN's Always College Football with Greg McElroy show.

Here's what Hugh Freeze and Auburn football players say about QB Hank Brown after his first start in a win over New Mexico.

Master agitator Paul Finebaum takes aim at Hugh Freeze, but does apathy really reign deep within the Auburn Tigers?

“We didn’t tackle well. I didn’t think our effort was great. Hopefully that’s a good learning lesson for us,” Hugh Freeze said Monday of Auburn’s defensive performance.

After Hank Brown completed 17 of his 25 passes for 235 yards and four TDs in a win over New Mexico, the QB is excited for the challenge to increase.

Hank Brown strums the tune, and Hugh Freeze writes the lyrics, but could it really prove to be a fruitful long-term partnership for the Auburn Tigers?