BIG: Auburn Basketball should PUSH Houston Cougars in MAJOR battle this weekend

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4.6 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers and Houston Cougars clash in a high-stakes rematch, both programs eyeing another Final Four run. Can Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford ignite in another electric showdown, or will Houston’s Kingston Flemings and their veteran lineup prove too much to handle? The podcast explores roster turnovers, the impact of new faces like Keyshawn Hall, and positional battles that could swing momentum as these top contenders meet in Birmingham. Zac Blackerby and Parker Ainsworth preview pivotal matchups, question coaching strategies as Stephen Pearl faces coaching legend Kelvin Sampson, and debate each team’s season trajectory. Key topics include Auburn’s defensive identity crisis, Houston’s quest to prove improvement, and the stakes for freshmen playing their first major road test. Discover expert analysis on scoring tandems, game pace, and why this early-season matchup may set the tone for March Madness contenders.

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0:00.0	Two teens coming off of Final Four's look to get right back to it in a rematch of the biggest game of the year last year in a lot of ways.
0:08.9	Yes.
0:09.8	Auburned. Let's get after it.
0:11.4	Yes.
0:17.5	You are Locked-on College Crossover, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network.
0:23.9	Your team every day.
0:28.4	It is a locked-on college crossover between the Houston Cougars and the Auburn.
0:34.3	Tiger is how much Locked-on Cougars Parker, Ainsworth, joined by Zach Blackerby of Locked-on-Auburn. I think we're making Locked-on Cookewold Locked Auburn. Tigers, how much locked on Couges, Parker, Ainsworth, joined by Zach Blackerby of Locked on Auburn.
0:39.7	I think we're making
0:40.2	locked on Couges, locked on Auburn, your first second, any less in the day because we're appreciating it all as the number one sports podcast network in the world, Zach. You know who else is number one? are those Houston Cougars heading to Birmingham to Flai Aubrey like that.
0:55.4	For now, Parker.
0:57.0	For now, is number one are those Houston Cougars heading to Birmingham to
0:54.5	play all be like that now Parker for now they're number one we'll see what happens on
1:00.1	Sunday no I mean an electric game perfect segue by you by the way but fascinating game I mean
1:09.6	these two teams both in the final four a year ago and now two totally different
1:15.3	storylines coming out of it.
1:18.0	Hoogs, hey, we got a chance to win the whole dang thing.
1:22.4	Auburn, you're going to recognize the hot peddiford and that is it from last year's rematch
1:29.2	which is kind of wild i want to start on the like wild differences here though because
1:35.3	i do think that sets up expectations and sits of everything that we're doing today we're going to
1:40.5	make picks we're going to talk about what could actually happen in the game too yes. Yes. But you mentioned, Tihad Pettford's the only Auburn Tiger we recognize in an Auburn uniform. But some of these guys, Kishon Hall, right, Houston's going to remember from his time at Central Florida, right? You could point out to Overton. Houston is going to remember from his time at Texas Tech.
2:01.1	Good point.
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