It looks as if Liberty head football coach Hugh Freeze won’t be going anywhere for the foreseeable future. Freeze has agreed to a new contract through 2030 that will pay him $5 million a year over the next eight years.
Sources: Hugh Freeze and Liberty have agreed to a new contract through the 2030 season. It’s an 8-year contract that’s fully guaranteed and averages just under $5 million per year over the course of the deal.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 28, 2022
Since becoming the coach of the Flames, Freeze has a 75-44 overall record.
Freeze, as some may recall, was the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels from 20212-2016 but NCAA troubles, which included phone calls he made to an escort service, forced him to leave his position.
“We are grateful for Coach Freeze’s outstanding leadership of Liberty Football and the positive influence he has on our student-athletes,” said athletic director Ian McCaw in the school’s release “Liberty Football is realizing the vision that was cast for it decades ago and we are excited that Coach Freeze will lead the program into the future.”
Freeze’s name has come up a lot over the years for different head coaching positions such as at Auburn. It was rumored that before the Tigers hired Bryan Harsin, the administration was taking a hard look at Freeze. However, his past troubles may have prevented him from getting the job. Freeze was said to also be in the running at one point for the offensive coordinator position at Alabama too a few years ago.
Despite the fact that he has signed a new contract, one has to think that Freeze will find another head coaching gig at another Power 5 school soon.
Naturally, the college football world had a few things to say about Freeze’s new contract.
Liberty and Hugh Freeze have agreed to a new contract that extends through the 2030 season and will pay him nearly $5 million a year, sources confirm to @SINow. ESPN first.
The buyout is not hefty enough to keep a certain SEC team in, say, Alabama from potentially poaching him.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 28, 2022
Source: Liberty and Hugh Freeze have agreed to a new contract through 2030 worth an average of just under $5 million per year, @TheAthletic has learned. @PeteThamel first reported.
By far the largest $ in the future G5. Buyout large but probably can't keep SEC schools away.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 28, 2022
Hugh Freeze is going to approach what every other CUSA Coach makes combined. https://t.co/2s8tj0WjyG
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) October 28, 2022
$5 million per year for a head coach at Liberty. Respect the type of money the Flames are putting into their athletic department. They are going to be one of the best G5s in the 12-team Playoff era. https://t.co/RJvP2x5HDJ
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 28, 2022
Liberty should be an immediate contender when they join CUSA next year https://t.co/IMcPZsi2cC
— Jason Groves (@JPGroves) October 28, 2022
As you can see, lots of interesting takes on Freeze’s new contract and the potential of his leaving in the future.
