With Auburn sitting at No. 86 in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings for the 2026 class and dead last in the SEC, Kiffin took a not-so-subtle swing -- resurfacing a May post from Freeze celebrating a Ryder Cup-style win with Moore's Mill Golf Club, where he's a member.

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze was the latest to be targeted by Kiffin, becoming the punching bag for a Sunday evening dig on X (formerly Twitter). Kiffin quoted a post from Freeze on May 19 that showed him playing golf, writing “Great job Coach!! Game is on," with a fire emoji.