Former Michigan QB Has Seven-Word Reaction to A.J. McCarron Blasting Hugh Freeze originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The noise over Freeze’s golf game and struggles on the recruiting trail even reached Lane Kiffin’s desk last week, as the Ole Miss head coach had some fun at Freeze’s expense. Freeze and Auburn AD John Cohen also addressed the slow start in recruiting earlier this month, with the pair preaching patience.

Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss Rebels and Hugh Freeze's Auburn Tigers will not meet on the football field in 2025. They didn't meet in 2024, either. But if you think that's going to stop Kiffin from trolling Freeze on Twitter/X, then you just don't know Kiffin very well.

With Auburn sitting at No. 86 in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings for the 2026 class and dead last in the SEC, Kiffin took a not-so-subtle swing -- resurfacing a May post from Freeze celebrating a Ryder Cup-style win with Moore's Mill Golf Club, where he's a member.

Former Alabama QB AJ McCarron tore into Auburn coach Hugh Freeze for using the House Settlement as an excuse for recruiting struggles.

The late Bing Crosby once asked his friend John Swanson if he was playing much golf. “Only days,” Swanson famously replied. This came to mind when questions arose as to whether Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze was playing golf at that kind of frequency and that it was affecting the Tigers’ recruiting efforts.

Jacoby Mathews is back in the SEC after spending last year in JUCO. How does Hugh Freeze see him fitting into Auburn's secondary?