Interestingly, I heard on WJOX this morning that Freeze at Auburn has moved ahead of Napier on the “Next Coach to be Fired” odds board.
Things could get interesting in SEC coaching carousel. It is heavily rumored already that Arkansas is very interested in Lashlee, a former player there and from down the road in Springdale. Jerry Jones, the Cowboys owner and Arkansas alumni, has already made comments that he thought Lashlee would be his choice. Whether jones would reach into his pocket to make that happen, remains to be seen. The other target as mentioned would be Jon Sumrall at Tulane.
Where things would get interesting if Auburn decides to rid themselves of Freeze and Kentucky does the same with Stoops. Fans at UK are ready to move on, but the question is will the PTB reach in to their pockets for the $34 million buyout? One thing for sure. If UK misses out on Sumrall, a former UK player,, and he ends up at Auburn (Sumrall coached down the road at Troy before Tulane and is from Huntsville) their fanbase will go into complete meltdown.
Lashlee is in the catbird’s seat. He can play Arky and Auburn against each other or negotiate a bigger deal at SMU (currently at $2.6 million/yr) if he does want to stay in Dallas.