After a rough few years on the Plains, cornerback Keionte Scott believes Auburn football is on the right track
The last few years have been a roller coaster for Auburn football with a lot of time spent going downhill. From the "stop the steele" coup to the firing of Gus Malzahn to the two-year debacle that was Bryan Harsin, there have been a lot of low points for a prestigious football program.
Now, heading into his second year on the Plains, head coach Hugh Freeze has managed to right a lot of wrongs and set in motion things that will improve the program. In the short time he has been head coach, Freeze has turned around recruiting, landing a top 10 class for the Tigers last year and shooting as high as the No. 1 class this year.
Auburn football is kicking Alabama's butt in terms of in-state recruiting with eight of the top 10 recruits in the state having committed to the Tigers, and even more highly-ranked commits are likely on the way.
But Freeze and his staff have also managed to transform the culture of the program, creating a 'culture council' of players with leadership roles on the team and setting high expectations for all of the players. According to veteran cornerback Keionte Scott, things in the program are changing, and players are ready to put Auburn football back at the top of the pecking order where it belongs.
"Some guys have been here that are just tired of Auburn not being where it needs to be," he said, per Auburn Rivals. "So I feel like guys that came in, and guys that have been here just all coming together and having one mindset on the season, where we want to put ourselves at the end of the year. So you definitely see guys, you know, it's just way more accountability. You know, guys that are not afraid to hold people accountable. Got a good group of seniors, the ones with experience sharing it with the younger guys. And just every time everyone trying to bring everyone up to one level and just prepare to execute on Saturday."