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Hugh Freeze adds Group of 5 position coach to Auburn staff, per report
By Michael Daly
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Hugh Freeze will bring in former Eastern Michigan defensive tackles coach Vontrell King-Williams to Auburn as a defensive analyst, per FootballScoop.
King-Williams will also work as an assistant defensive line coach for the Tigers in 2023. He will have 2 important roles on the defensive coaching staff for next season. With his experience working with defensive tackles, King-Williams will be able to focus on Auburn’s defensive tackles and the entire defensive line.
Sources: Hugh Freeze bolstering Auburn support staff with Group of 5 position coach https://t.co/hndnf5lJhi via @zach_barnett
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) January 11, 2023
Freeze was hired at the end of the regular season and he is finalizing his entire coaching staff for next season. He will bring in a coach with experience at multiple schools. Previously, Freeze and King-Williams worked together for in the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Liberty when Freeze was the head coach.
At Liberty, King-Williams worked directly with the defensive linemen as a graduate assistant. He left Liberty for Eastern Michigan in 2022. The 2022 season was his second stint at Eastern Michigan as he was also a defensive graduate assistant in 2018 and 2019.
Auburn will be looking to have success with Freeze and having a strong coaching staff will be important for the Tigers. King-Williams will have an important role in the development of Auburn’s defensive linemen.
Auburn is coming off a 5-7 season in 2022.
