DISRESPECTED: National Media Sets DOUBLE STANDARD about Byrum Brown, Alex Golesh

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers shake up the SEC quarterback landscape as Byrum Brown steps into a familiar offensive system. Can Brown’s unmatched production and synergy with Alex Golesh ignite a fast start and reshape Auburn’s offensive identity? Zac Blackerby dissects CBS Sports’ top transfer quarterback fits, contrasting Byrum Brown’s established mastery with contenders like Drew Mestemaker, Brenden Sorsby, and Josh Hoover. The conversation zeroes in on Brown’s compatibility with Auburn’s scheme, the importance of “fit” after Kirk Cignetti’s Indiana success, and the looming Florida matchup featuring Aaron Philo. Additional highlights include recruiting insights on Keshaun Singleton, Jeremiah Koger, and Chas Nimrod, and why Auburn’s early schedule presents a golden opportunity for wins. Is Jordan-Hare Stadium poised to rattle rival quarterbacks again? Don’t miss this incisive breakdown of Auburn’s bold new era and the SEC’s evolving quarterback transfer dynamics.

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0:00.0	It's just interesting and totally predictable, but the goalpost seemed to shift when the national media talks about Byron Brown.
0:15.7	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:20.8	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.9	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:31.3	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby.
0:32.3	Thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:38.3	We're going through a list.
0:39.7	We're going through a list today written by CBS Sports, published by CBS Sports,
0:44.2	written by Sheehan, J. Araja.
0:47.4	And I agree with most of it.
0:49.3	And I think the reasoning for some of this is solid.
0:52.4	But in this off season, there's a lot of talk about fit
0:57.8	and this is him ranking the 10 quarterbacks that have the best fit and later in the show there's
1:06.1	a quarterback not on here and i think it's important that he's not on here and for Auburn we'll jump into
1:12.3	that in just a moment they have Byron Brown at five as the fifth best fit in their new landing
1:21.1	spot among core a transfer portal quarterbacks there's just one thing when you talk about fit in a new system
1:32.9	he's in the same system a system last year where he threw for 30 3,158 yards, 28 touchdowns, just seven picks,
1:47.4	1,0008 rushing yards, and 14 touchdowns.
1:51.5	And so leading the list, not surprising if you follow any of the portal rankings, people
1:57.9	love Drew Mestemaker, who transferred from North Texas to Oklahoma State.
2:03.1	Fine. And a big reasoning why folks are so high on him is that he's following his
2:08.3	offensive coordinator. He's following his coach. It's a similar, similar situation.
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