Auburn became the latest Power 4 college football program to move on from their head coach last week when they fired Hugh Freeze after two-and-a-half seasons. Freeze was fired after the Tigers fell 10-3 to Kentucky, managing just three points against one of the worst teams in the SEC.
In their first game under interim coach D.J. Durkin—less than a week after the firing—Auburn responded. They went toe-to-toe with No. 15 Vanderbilt, scoring 38 points before ultimately losing 45-38 in overtime. Quarterback Ashton Daniels threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns—over 100 yards more than a Tigers quarterback had thrown for in a game this season—as the offense racked up a season-high 563 yards.
