The more things change, the more they stay the same. Auburn brought interim head coach DJ Durkin and a surprisingly-electric offense to Nashville on Saturday afternoon, but still found a way to lose in heartbreaking fashion, falling to the Vanderbilt Commodores 45-38 (OT).
Ashton Daniels recorded 442 total yards — 353 passing, 89 rushing — and 4 total touchdowns for Auburn. DJ Durkin’s offense lit up the scoreboard, and the Tigers’ roster had some life throughout the contest. This led some Auburn fans to declare Durkin should be the full-time replacement for the recently-fired Hugh Freeze.
Here’s some of the reaction on social media:
Hire DJ. I don’t care that we lost, this team looked like it gave a shit. Hire. DJ. Durkin.
— Matt Bryan (@TheBarningMan) November 9, 2025DJ Durkin should be auburn’s Head coach hire
— Sergeant Smack (@1PaperManJones) November 9, 2025What a game in Nashville. Credit to DJ Durkin for performing a complete overhaul of the inept offense that Auburn ran under Hugh Freeze.
— Jake Nichols (@jnichols_2121) November 9, 2025Heartbreak Tigers are still here. What a debut for Durkin scoring 38 points on the road… unfortunately the defense was uncharacteristic
— Ryan Costanza (@therealstanzy) November 9, 2025Proof of concept is there. Anyone with 3 braincells can come in and be successful. It won’t be DJ Durkin. Hopefully you retain him. All around an acceptable outcome t.co/IoWu2buLkC
— Auburn Football Survivor (@Admiral_Al3x) November 9, 2025There’s definitely a vocal contingent that is in Durkin’s corner after the Tigers’ Week 11 performance, but there are still more voices against him having the interim tag removed.
Those fans focused on the defensive side of the ball. Entering action, Auburn hadn’t allowed more than 24 points in a game all season. In giving up 45 to the Commodores on Saturday, the Tigers had their worst showing of the year by a wide margin.
Horrible. First time all season the defense looks geriatric and it comes with Durkin at the helm…on the bright side, the offense can thrive without Hugh calling the shots. Firing him came too late tho…wasted another season.
— Dr. Barner (@ProfessorCowboy) November 9, 2025Durkin forgot the defense though
— Negrodamus (@nothonkyrizz) November 9, 2025Just another freaking loss. Offense finally plays well and our defense was horrible. Durkin’s defense was awful tonight t.co/rJM2jVOzV1
— Connor (@connor_n_25) November 9, 2025Durkin went 10-15 across 2 seasons as Maryland’s head coach roughly a decade ago (2016-17). He has not been a full-time head coach since then. A win on Saturday against a ranked Vanderbilt team with legitimate College Football Playoff aspirations could have done wonders for his chances to be Auburn’s replacement for Freeze.
But at the end of the day, winning matters. And he didn’t get the job done in that regard.
yeah let’s maybe not hire durkin
— tahaad pettiford enjoyer (@wardamnburner2) November 9, 2025Hopefully that game ends all DJ Durkin talk for HC.
— Hayden (@htxomega) November 9, 2025Durkin blew his shot
— baldtiger (@reignman6900) November 9, 2025Auburn fans react to DJ Durkin’s debut in OT loss to Vanderbilt Saturday Down South.
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