Danny Hugh Freeze Jr. Since , he has served as the head coach for Auburn University. He subsequently was the head football coach at Lambuth University from to , Arkansas State University in , the University of Mississippi Ole Miss from to , and Liberty University from to Under Freeze, the Ole Miss football program committed various recruiting and academic violations that figured in the NCAA's decision to expunge 27 of Freeze's wins and ban the team from post-season play for two years.
Freeze resigned from Ole Miss in after officials discovered that he had used a university cellphone to call escort services at least a dozen times over 33 months. Freeze was born in Oxford, Mississippi , and grew up on a dairy farm in Independence, Mississippi.
Freeze then attended the University of Southern Mississippi , where he tried out for the baseball team in the fall of , hoping to make the roster for the spring of He was cut from the team. In , Freeze joined the staff at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee , as the football team's offensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Freeze also served as dean of students. Freeze ran the no-huddle spread offense and led his team to the state championship in and , and the regional championship each year from to and in and From to , Freeze also coached the Briarcrest girls basketball team to an overall record of β In , after Freeze was dismissed from Ole Miss , some former students alleged that Freeze had engaged in inappropriate conduct with female students while at Briarcrest.
Briarcrest officials said they were unaware of any sexual improprieties committed by Freeze during his tenure. In , the University of Mississippi hired Freeze as an assistant athletic director for football external affairs.
The following season, he became the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator , positions he held through He was considered for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's head coaching position following the season, but remained at Lambuth University for another season and compiled a 20β5 overall record, and defeating opponents 41β17 on average.
