Auburn head soccer coach Hugh Freeze desires to shake issues up in his first 12 months of teaching on the Plains.
As an alternative of ending spring follow with the standard spring sport, Freeze desires to scrimmage one other college.
Head coach Hugh Freeze of the Tigers throughout their sport in opposition to the Georgia Bulldogs at Neville Enviornment on Feb. 1, 2023, in Auburn, Alabama. ( Michael Chang/Getty Photographs)
“Alabama can play Troy and we play UAB or vice versa, or whoever, I don’t care. Alabama State or whoever,” Freeze mentioned Monday, in response to the Montgomery Advertiser. “Folks will come see that.
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“And also you’re lowering your harm prospects by 50%,” Freeze mentioned. “And coaches are sensible sufficient to regulate – we’re not going to hit every different’s quarterbacks, we follow that means. If you wish to put a blue jersey or a distinct jersey that (means) don’t take (that participant) to the bottom, we will do this. I simply assume it will be nice for the game.”
Freeze mentioned his scrimmage concept has been one he’s held for years however has by no means caught on all through the game.
Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze throughout the Arkansas Razorbacks sport at Neville Enviornment on Jan. 7, 2023, in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Photographs)
“I suppose I’m the one one which’s form of occupied with it,” he mentioned. “However to me, it makes an excessive amount of sense to not do it.”
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However there could also be some traction to his concept in spite of everything.
UAB head coach Trent Dilfer loves the concept, saying Freeze is onto one thing.
“Fairly, fairly, fairly please,” Dilfer mentioned. “Sure, sure, in fact. Hugh’s proper. Whether or not you are Auburn or Alabama, you are on the lookout for dwell competitors, you are trying to not play your self. I believe in case you’re UAB or Troy, you are trying to hopefully play individuals which can be perceived to be significantly better than you, so you need to use it as a take a look at to see the place your program is at.”
Troy head coach Jon Sumrall additionally agreed, suggesting a home-and-home collection for the tip of spring follow.
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Troy Trojans head coach Jon Sumrall attends the Reese’s Senior Bowl Nationwide group follow on Feb. 1, 2023, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Cell, Alabama. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs)
“I’m open to that for positive. I believe there’s some constructive about guys having one thing to play for on the finish,” Sumrall advised reporters Tuesday. “I do assume there’s one thing nostalgic about having a venue on your own home stadium for the tip of spring with a spring sport.
“Why not have two of them? Why not go ‘Hey, we’re going to do a home-and-home within the spring with the identical group?’”
Auburn’s spring sport is scheduled for Saturday, April 8, at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
