With his college studies completed, Hugh Freeze joined the staff of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee, as their team’s offensive coordinator and defensive back coach. He later served as the students’ dean before being promoted as the head coach of the team in 2005.
In his capacity as the team’s head coach, he led the team to the state championship twice in 2002 and 2004. Additionally, Hugh Freeze saw the team to the regional championships from 1995 to 1998, and in 2001 and 2002. His exploits with the team earned him the Region 8-AA Coach of the Year honors for a record of 5 times and Associated Press (AP) Coach of the Year honors for a record of 6 times.
In 2005, five times coach of the year became a part of the coaching crew of the University of Mississippi as an assistant athletic director for football external affairs. His excellent disposition made him the team’s tight end coach and recruiting coordinator. He rose to the rank of an interim coach following the exit of Ed Orgeron. Following the team’s choice of Kent Austinas the head coach, Hugh left and joined Lambuth University in January of 2008. He led the team to many playoffs.
After two years at Lambuth University, Hugh left to join San Jose State University where he served as the team’s offensive coordinator. After a short spell, Hugh joined Arkansas State as the offensive coordinator in 2010. His wealth of experience and contributions positively transformed the team’s records, he was named the head coach of the team following the exit of Steve Roberts.
IN Hugh’s single-season as the head coach in 2011, he led the team to a 10-2 record victory which handed the team their first Sun Belt Conference title since 2005. Hugh joined Ole Miss on December 5, 2011, where he had 5 years coaching spell.
Despite his impressive stats at Miss Ole, Hugh Freeze voluntarily stepped down as Ole Miss’s head coach because he was embroiled in a series of legal tussles. It was alleged that he used an official phone maintained by the university to call a Tampa escort service amidst other misconducts. The head coach claimed that he had erroneously dialed the number. He has as since been employed by Liberty Flames Football team, on the 7th December 2018, where he is currently acting as the head coach.
