Ill Freeze arrives late for UK matchup, will coach

Oct 26, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Auburn coach Hugh Freeze made a late arrival to Lexington for Saturday’s game against Kentucky after dealing with a health problem, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.Freeze didn’t take a trip with the Tigers on Friday after falling ill, and sources said he flew to join his group Saturday early morning ahead of the 7:45 p.m. ET kickoff.He informed ESPN’s Chris Low that he had a severe bout of queasiness

but was preparing to coach versus the Wildcats.Auburn remains in the midst of a four-game losing streak since beginning SEC play.

It is the very first time in school history that the Tigers have actually started conference play 0-4 in back-to-back years.Editor’s Picks “We appear to not make the right call as coaches or the right play from time to time in defining moments, which’s sort of

been the story the whole year,” Freeze said after Auburn blew a 17-6 lead over Missouri recently to lose 21-17. Info from The Associated Press was utilized in this report.