Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze will “avoid the hotseat” in Year 1 with the Tigers according to college football analyst Phil Steele — who was largely bullish on AU on both sides of the ball while previewing the 2023 season.
“To the delight of Auburn fans, Steele not only expects a winning season for the Tigers, but predicts Freeze will avoid the hotseat with his team buying into the leadership of himself and associate head coach Cadillac Williams,” AL.com’s Ainslie Lee wrote in a piece recapping the soothsaying of the “highly respected prognosticator.