Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin stated he has knowledgeable faculty officers he shall be staying on the faculty placing an finish to hypothesis he was the main candidate to fill the pinnacle teaching emptiness at Auburn.
“Similar as I stated final week: I’m staying right here and we now have a variety of work left to do,” Kiffin stated Saturday in a voice message.
Kiffin added he has not signed a contract extension with the varsity.
With Kiffin off the market, Auburn is now eyeing a former Mississippi coach: Liberty’s Hugh Freeze.
The 47-year-old Kiffin is 23-12 in three seasons as Rebels coach. No. 20 Mississippi completed its common season 8-4, shedding 4 of its final 5, together with Thursday’s 24-22 loss to Mississippi State.
Auburn was taking part in Saturday at No. 8 Alabama within the Iron Bowl, and its teaching search figured to warmth up quickly after its season concluded.
Auburn fired coach Bryan Harsin earlier this month and has gone 2-1 since below interim coach Carnell Williams, the previous star working again for the Tigers.
An individual acquainted with the search stated Freeze is a candidate at Auburn.
The particular person spoke on situation of anonymity Saturday as a result of Auburn was not making particulars of its search public.
After Liberty misplaced 49-14 at residence Saturday to New Mexico State, Freeze didn’t disguise his curiosity in a attainable return to the Southeastern Convention.
“I’ve communicated with (Liberty athletic director) Ian (McCaw) that if somebody ever wished to speak to us that pursuits us, I’d at all times inform him. Is the job that everybody’s speaking about one which I’d have an curiosity in of speaking with? Certain,” Freeze advised reporters after the sport. “That doesn’t imply they’ve supplied me a job. Who is aware of the place that’s headed.”
Freeze coached at Mississippi for 5 seasons earlier than leaving in shame in 2017 after the varsity found he used a college cellphone to name an escort service.
He has gone 34-14 in 4 seasons with the Flames.
“I’ve at all times stated I really like being right here on the Mountain, I’m glad right here, however I’m not going to sit down and say to our youngsters or any person that’s simply completely false, there’s little interest in it,” Freeze stated.
“The half that’s false is there’s been no supply made to me, nor have I accepted something. I believe that’s what our youngsters got here within the locker room form of feeling.”