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Freeze Criticizes Auburn’s Practice Effort as Recruiting Falters Under NIL Uncertainty

Unclear revenue-sharing rules leave the Tigers with a recruiting class ranked 70th nationally

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Overview

  • Netflix’s “SEC Football: Any Given Saturday” featured Freeze’s tearful apology to seniors over the 5-7 2024 season
  • Auburn’s 2026 recruiting class sits at No. 70 after few formal NIL or revenue-sharing offers materialized in writing
  • Following a strong Monday session, Freeze lamented a “not as good” effort in Wednesday’s practice and urged every rep to be “stacked” for close games
  • Linebackers Xavier Atkins and freshman Bryce Deas emerged as camp standouts in critical short-yardage and high-energy drills
  • With just three weeks before the Aug. 29 opener at Baylor, Auburn faces pressure to turn camp consistency into on-field success