Auburn, Hugh Freeze
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Freeze is coming into his third year at Auburn with a heavy load on him. His team didn’t make a bowl game again last year, and he is currently at the bottom in the SEC in recruiting.
Cam Coleman is the second highest rated recruit in Auburn history. While battling with a shoulder injury throughout his freshman season, Coleman was still named to the SEC All-Freshman team.
The Auburn Tigers landed a commitment from a four-star offensive tackle from the state of Georgia who was being recruited by some offensive line factories.
Auburn Tigers men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl opened up about the possibility of him running for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama.
That confidence seemed to rub off on the national media. On the SEC Network set the next day, former Alabama quarterback and ESPN analyst Greg McElroy made a bold statement about the Tigers going into the season. “The dark horse [in the SEC] is Auburn,” McElroy said.
The Crimson Tide hosted 4-Star OT Wilson Zierer for an official visit on June 13, but it was not enough to secure a commitment from the talented tackle prospect
On the other hand, Alabama has the No. 6 recruiting class nationally per 247Sports’ composite rankings. The Crimson Tide is the only program with three composite five-star commitments in the 2026 class: Morgan, Georgia linebacker Xavier Griffin and Georgia cornerback Jorden Edmonds .
Instead, Auburn and Alabama each handled business in convincing fashion. The Tigers raced out to a 15-0 lead over the Commodores and then finished strong for a 78-62 win.
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