Michael Oher's former football coach praises Tuohy family amid drama: 'I think that’s admirable'

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Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze weighed in Thursday on Michael Oher’s petition filed in Tennessee court to end the conservatorship the Tuohy family set up for him. Oher’s life story was the inspiration for the book and film "The Blind Side."

Freeze played an integral role in Oher’s life. He served as the football coach at Briarcrest Christian High School in Memphis, where Oher played football. The offensive lineman later played at Ole Miss and turned pro, playing for the Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers from 2009 to 2016.

"I love Michael Oher. He’s like part of our family. I love the Tuohys," Freeze said, via The Auburn Observer. "I think it’s sad, and I certainly don’t claim to understand all the ins and outs of adoption, conservatory, all of that. But I know what I witnessed, and I witnessed a family that totally took in a young man. And I think without that, there is no story.

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Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze speaks at the 2023 SEC Football Kickoff Media Days at the Nashville Grand Hyatt on Broadway, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Freeze added that if Oher were to call the Tuohys to work their issues out, the Tuohys would be the first one to hug him and "tell him he’s loved."

"I think it will all . . . whatever happens will happen, of course," Freeze added. "The facts will come out. But, you know, I love both sides of it. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy did something that most families . . . . A lot of us talk about doing things, but they actually put the shoes on and pulled the boots up and got in the arena and