On this edition of " SEC Football Unfiltered ," a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams debate the merits of the Auburn job. They consider the candidacy of 10 potential targets, taking a particular shine to one coach who’s thriving at a nearby school in the ACC.

Auburn running back Damari Alston elected to redshirt for the remainder of the season shortly after Auburn's 20-10 loss to Georgia last month, and has now made a decision regarding his future on the Plains. Hayes Fawcett of Rivals reported Monday that Alston plans to enter the transfer portal at season's end. Alston confirmed the report on X.

Hugh Freeze kept insisting how close Auburn was in each of its losses. While it may be true, his failure to win games cost him his job.

College football Week 11 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming for Auburn Tigers vs Vanderbilt Commodores SEC game Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Auburn became the fourth job opening in the SEC following its firing of coach Hugh Freeze, who was 1-5 in league play and 15-19 overall. Auburn's early hot board features several recognizable names for a program seeking its fourth coach since winning the 2010 national championship.

Following Auburn's decision to fire Hugh Freeze, Joel Klatt did a soft ranking of his top head coach vacancies.

Athletics director John Cohen and interim head coach DJ Durkin addresses the current state of the Auburn football program.

The No. 16 Vanderbilt Commodores (7-2) host an SEC clash against the Auburn Tigers (4-5) on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at FirstBank Stadium. Below, we provide our prediction on which team will emerge victorious.

This past Sunday, the shock wasn’t that Auburn fired Hugh Freeze after his 10-3 home loss to 3-5 Kentucky and 6-16 SEC record during his three-year blip as head coach. Honestly, great call by his haters. The shock is that there ended up being no shock at all.

John Cohen spent a sleepless Saturday night taking notes and reviewing footage after fans chanted for Freeze's dismissal during the Kentucky loss where Auburn scored just 3 points.

Keeping Coleman will be priority No. 1 for Auburn's next head coach, but Coleman is the type of player who alter the 2026 playoff race if he entered the portal