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VIDEO: Hugh Freeze Press Conference

unnamedby: Jay G. Tate10/13/25JayGTate
AUBURN, AL - 2025.07.30 - Press Conference
AUBURN, AL - July 30, 2025 - Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze speaks to the media during a press conference at the Woltosz Football Performance Center in Auburn, AL. Photo by Austin Perryman

Hugh Freeze‘s weekly press conference was more exciting than usual Monday.

Exciting being a relative term.

The head coach acknowledged that starting tailback Damari Alston, who asked Freeze for a redshirt Monday morning, is no longer with the team. It’s an uncomfortable situation that is creating many different opinions about how the situation was handled.

Freeze also answered a question about the state of his locker room after three consecutive defeats to open the conference season. He said everything is fine and that players must stick together when times get tough. It’s sage advice, sure, but we’re still talking about 20-year-old players with a lot of money in their bank accounts.

Anyway, here’s the entire press conference: