Optimism is easy to find in the preseason, but this version of the Auburn Tigers looks like they can deliver.
AUBURN, Ala.- With fall camp soon underway, there are many things Auburn Tigers fans, and even college football fans, are looking for with the 2025 version of head coach Hugh Freeze’s team.
Auburnhas not posted a positive record since the 2019 season, when they went 9-4. Not really eye-catching, is it? So what could be different this year?
We embrace the fact that that is what Auburn should be, in those talks year in, year out,” Head coach Hugh Freeze said of raised expectations at SEC Media Days. “It takes a little time to build it, and we’ve been doing that. Certainly I wish we would have won more games a few times, but the future is very bright in my eyes. We’ve been blessed everywhere we’ve been to win, and I expect nothing less than that at Auburn.”
For starters, Auburn is seemingly confident in its new man under center, transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold. At Oklahoma, Arnold showed flashes of his talent, but was limited in part to injuries around him.
In high school, Arnold was a five-star prospect and earned the 2022 Gatorade National Player of the Year. Just yesterday, he and sophomore phenom wide receiver Cam Coleman were named to the Maxwell Award watch list, which is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Last season, Jarquez Hunter was the lone Tiger on the preseason watch list for the award.
Arnold isn’t the only one who can bring a spark to the team, Cam Coleman and new transfer wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. bring a jaw-dropping aspect to the offense. Coleman had splashes of highlight-reel plays last year, but did not really get the ball consistently until near the end of the season, and Freeze will surely look to get the ball in his hands early this season.
