- Auburn Football
- Updated: Nov. 08, 2025, 9:23 p.m.
- Published: Nov. 08, 2025, 8:52 p.m.
Auburn interim head coach DJ Durkin was holding back tears while making his opening comments to reporters on Saturday.
His team fell 45-38 to Vanderbilt in an overtime heartbreaker in his first game in charge, but he was proud of how the players responded after Hugh Freeze was fired.
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