In the past few days since reports of Auburn’s hiring of Hugh Freeze began to surface, the football coach’s past transgressions have returned to the forefront, from NCAA violations under his watch at Ole Miss to his social media use. The overall reaction was part of the pushback to Freeze’s hire on social media and in the email inboxes of athletic director John Cohen, school president Chris Roberts and other Auburn board of trustees members.
Fans expressed dismay about Freeze’s candidacy on multiple fronts. Some reacted to Freeze’s responses to tweets posted by a student who sued Liberty, Freeze’s previous employer, for its inaction regarding sexual assault allegations before Freeze got there.