In June, the head coach with an 11-14 record on the Plains was revealed to have played 10 rounds of golf, and at the time had already eclipsed 20 rounds of golf. All of this happened while Auburn lost multiple commits.

Bralan Womack, ranked as the best safety in the 2026 recruiting cycle, announced his commitment to Hugh Freeze's Auburn football program.

Similar to his linebacker room, to which Freeze stated that he “doesn’t know the difference" between starters and backups, Freeze said that the Auburn defensive line rotates in and out at breakneck speeds, with it often being difficult to tell which players are the starters and which are the backups.