GOOD: Alex Golesh in PRIME spot to help Auburn in first Early Signing Day

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers kick off the Alex Golesh era with major recruiting flips and momentum heading into early signing day. Can Golesh’s fierce focus on in-state prospects and player retention spark a rapid turnaround? Key flips like DeShawn Spencer, DJ Broughton, and Rhys Brush signal Golesh’s immediate impact, while the return of DJ Durkin as defensive coordinator solidifies Auburn’s defensive foundation. Zac Blackerby and Chris Gordy examine the 250-mile recruiting strategy, loss of key commits, and Auburn’s plans to leverage the transfer portal. The episode highlights potential roster shake-ups, the importance of holding onto stars like Cam Coleman and Jay Crawford, and the challenges ahead with a brutal SEC schedule featuring Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss. Will the new staff’s energy and tactical approach propel Auburn into SEC contention and playoff conversations sooner than expected?

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0:00.0	I'll tell you what, you can't ask for much more of a perfect start than what Alex
0:05.5	Golish has had so far at Auburn.
0:12.2	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:17.2	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.0	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:26.4	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn,
0:29.3	your first listen every single day.
0:32.5	Happy early signing day to all who celebrate, which is probably all of you if you're watching a daily
0:38.3	Auburn show.
0:40.4	Hopped on, locked on SEC.
0:43.1	Chris Gordon and I talk about the return of DJ Durkin.
0:45.6	Of course, Darrell and I reacted live to that or not live, but we put up an instant
0:49.1	reaction video if you miss that.
0:50.9	If you want more DJ Durkin content content some potential flips that may be coming but
0:56.1	let's start with Alex Golish has had just an incredible start as his tenure as Auburn's
1:03.1	head football coach yes retaining DJ Durkin is absolutely huge it's going to be huge on the field
1:09.5	it's going to be huge off the field and It's going to be huge off the field. And it's going to be huge today on signing day.
1:14.9	So Deshaun Spencer is a guy that we mentioned a few shows ago.
1:18.4	And we talked about maybe some potential recruiting impacts of Alex Golish coming up
1:23.5	from South Florida.
1:24.9	Deshaun Spencer had he liked Auburn.
1:30.1	He had the best relationships we were told with South Florida. Deshawn Spencer had he liked Auburn. He had the best relationships we were told with South Florida, but he commits to Duke. Well, now he is left from Duke to Auburn.
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