Sumrall sits at the top of the list with a 27% chance to be named the new Auburn coach. Addionally, former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald and James Madison's Bob Chesney are listed among the favorites at Auburn.

ESPN analyst says Auburn’s vacancy trails Florida and LSU but remains one of the conference’s most rewarding jobs

Auburn running back Damari Alston elected to redshirt for the remainder of the season shortly after Auburn's 20-10 loss to Georgia last month, and has now made a decision regarding his future on the Plains. Hayes Fawcett of Rivals reported Monday that Alston plans to enter the transfer portal at season's end. Alston confirmed the report on X.

Many outlets and analysts have already put in place predictions as to who Auburn’s next head coach will be, from Rhett Lashlee to Jon Sumrall and beyond, but it’ll ultimately be up to Auburn athletic director John Cohen to decide in the coming weeks.

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Auburn became the fourth job opening in the SEC following its firing of coach Hugh Freeze, who was 1-5 in league play and 15-19 overall. Auburn's early hot board features several recognizable names for a program seeking its fourth coach since winning the 2010 national championship.

Cohen told reporters that Auburn interim head coach DJ Durkin will “absolutely” get consideration for the full-time job. A final decision on that likely won’t come until the end of the season.

Diego Pavia won't get another shot against Hugh Freeze as he was fired before Vanderbilt's matchup with Auburn. Here's how the Commodores prepared.

The Auburn Undercover team just revealed its top Auburn coaching candidates after Hugh Freeze was fired on Nov. 2

Annoyed at the CFP Ranking Show.First Quarter: Slouching Tigers, Shrinking CanesThe fact that Hugh Freeze (1) lasted until the afternoon of Nov. 2 at Auburn (2) is one of the biggest upsets in a season of surprises.

Auburn coach Steven Pearl criticizes 'really bad' closeouts after Bethune-Cookman shoots 55% from three-point range in 95-90 contest.