FootballScoop on Auburn: Kiffin first choice by a large gap, Freeze is a viable #2

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Multiple sources continue to tell FootballScoop that Kiffin is the lead target; but Auburn is aware that until a deal is done anything can happen. It’s also important to note that despite receiving contract extensions and raises in each of the past couple years after strong seasons atop the Ole Miss program, Kiffin is able to exit Oxford, Mississippi, for a relatively negligible fee in the world of college football.

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As noted in the FootballScoop podcast updating this search and others, the Auburn game plan appears to be “Kiffin, he’s clearly their No. 1 choice … and I’m not sure who’s No. 2. But it’s a big gap.”

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Hugh Freeze appears to be the No. 2 candidate behind Kiffin, and while he and new Auburn A.D. John Cohen have never worked together, they shared plenty of time together in the Magnolia State when Cohen was at Mississippi State in the Bulldogs’ athletics administration and Freeze was head coach at Ole Miss. Some believe, that shared history has hampered Freeze’s candidacy, at least from a standpoint of being considered atop the Auburn list; however we hear he is considered a viable candidate should the Lane Train not come to town.

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It should also be noted that Cadillac Williams has done everything Auburn has wanted in this role. He has rallied the players and the fans. We discussed on multiple podcasts that if Harsin were to be fired Auburn was expected to move Cadillac into this role exactly for that reason. He has served Auburn University well and it is expected he will be offered a significant role moving forward. Auburn would love to pair Kiffin with Cadillac if possible, if Kiffin doesn't happen it opens a whole new world of possibilities.

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