Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze may have stopped publicly posting his golf scores. However, it doesn’t seem like he’ll quit playing the game anytime soon. Speaking to reporters at SEC media days in Atlanta Tuesday, Freeze was asked if he was tired of defending his regular play.

Hugh Freeze Fires Back at Golf Criticism Amid Auburn’s Recruiting Struggles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Hugh Freeze-led Auburn Tigers currently hold the country’s 78th-ranked 2026 recruiting class, according to 247Sports.

Much like the President of the United States, Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze has come under fire for playing too much golf on the job. After several high-profile decommits and a dismal 2024 campaign that saw the Tigers go 2-6 in SEC play and fail to qualify for a bowl game for just the fourth time this century,