The first result of Hugh Freeze's firing on the recruiting trail appeared late Sunday as a three-star running back flips from Auburn to Memphis.

The Auburn Tigers have relieved head coach Hugh Freeze of his duties following the program's fifth loss of the season on Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats.

On Sunday, the Auburn athletics department named defensive coordinator DJ Durkin interim head coach. Durkin has two years of head-coaching experience at Maryland, where he was fired after investigations into the death of a player and the program’s culture.

On the flipside, Auburn's offense gained 241 yards, 123 through the air and 118 yards on the ground. Quarterback Ashton Daniels passed for 108 yards and threw an interception to end the game. Jackson Arnold played two drives in the 4th quarter, where he completed 2-of-3 passes for 15 yards.

Kentucky continues to bring up the rear at the base of the SEC and is still searching for its first conference win of the year ahead of Saturday’s trip to face Auburn. The Tigers aren’t much better off by comparison, though they at least have the SEC monkey off their back after last week’s win over Arkansas stopped a slide of four straight defeats.

Auburn’s Hugh Freeze became the latest victim on Sunday, joining Arkansas’ Sam Pittman, Florida’s Billy Napier and LSU’s Brian Kelly in the unemployment line. We said goodbye to the Tennessee Volunteers as a playoff contender this past weekend, and also saw Mississippi State and Kentucky pick up their first SEC wins of the year.