Sources: Ill Freeze arriving late for UK matchup

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is making a late arrival to Lexington for Saturday’s game against Kentucky after dealing with an illness, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Freeze didn’t travel with the Tigers on Friday after falling ill, potentially due to food poisoning, sources said. He flew to join his team Saturday morning ahead of a 7:45 p.m. ET kickoff.

Auburn is in the midst of a four-game losing streak since starting SEC play. It is the first time in school history that the Tigers have started conference play 0-4 in back-to-back years.

“We seem to not make the right call as coaches or the right play from time to time in critical moments, and that’s kind of been the story the whole year,” Freeze said after Auburn blew a 17-6 lead over Missouri last week to lose 21-17.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.