Hugh Freeze paid buyout

Auburn · Football · $15.8 million

$15.8 million · Auburn paying Hugh Freeze’s $15.8 million buyout. No offset. Source: The Athletic contract census · March 3, 2026
$15.8 million · Advertiser / USA TODAY Network: Freeze $15.8M paid in equal monthly installments (~$408,974/month ≈ $4.9M/year) through Jan. 31, 2029. Source: Montgomery Advertiser / USA TODAY Network — Freeze buyout terms · November 2, 2025

A paid buyout is money owed to a coach the school already fired. It is not the buyout of the current coach. Auburn coaches · Current Auburn buyout