IMPORTANT: College Football Expert DECLARES what Auburn MUST do to beat Oklahoma

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers face Oklahoma Sooners in crucial matchup. Can Auburn's revamped roster compete with a potential national championship contender? Zac Blackerby and guest Jake Crain analyze Auburn's chances, breaking down key matchups and strategies. The discussion covers Auburn's passing game evolution, defensive concerns, and the critical battle in the trenches. Crain offers insights on quarterback pressure, highlighting John Mateer's high-stakes situation and Jackson Arnold's opportunity to shine. Will Auburn's offensive line hold up against Oklahoma's formidable defense? Can DJ Durkin's defensive scheme contain the Sooners' explosive offense? Tune in for expert predictions and in-depth analysis of this pivotal college football showdown.

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0:00.0	What does Auburn need to do to shock Oklahoma on Saturday?
0:10.1	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:15.1	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:19.8	Yes, welcome on into Lock.
0:21.4	Dot Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:24.0	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie, and thank you so much for making Lockdown
0:26.9	Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:28.9	Jake Crane of Crane and Company, the very handsome man himself hanging out with us.
0:34.7	I want to talk about pressure and what's at stake coming up in a minute.
0:37.8	But point blank, like, in your mind, does Auburn have what it takes to take down Oklahoma on
0:44.8	Saturday? Well, first off, Zach, thanks for having me, buddy.
0:48.5	You're doing a great job. Love watching your stuff. You and Dap.
0:52.2	Thanks, man. Yeah, I mean, Auburn has a chance because of the roster they've had. And, you know, you've been working to build this roster, especially up front on the line of scrimmage, to give yourself an opportunity, whether it's at home, whether it's on the road, whether it's in a neutral site, to be able to go and compete and win games against other teams that are upper echelon. and it's really been what Auburn's missing, but make no mistake. Oklahoma is a really good football team.
1:14.1	We can look at the injury list and all that stuff, and it's important. I'm not saying it's not, but it's going to take Auburn's best effort and really fixing some things, especially on the defensive side of the ball, to be able to go into Norman and get what would be Zach, and we talked about this before the year, a massive win when you look at the 12 team expanded playoff and giving Auburn momentum,
1:32.4	not only for this season, but in recruiting as well.
1:35.8	Yeah, if Auburn were to win on Saturday, you can't have an honest discussion about the
1:41.2	field of 12 without mentioning the Auburn Tigers at this point.
1:45.0	100%.
1:46.0	You mentioned the defensive backs and a big narrative that's popped up is Auburn can't pass
1:51.6	and they can't defend the pass.
1:53.8	I think the argument of saying Auburn can't defend the pass is a little bit stronger
1:57.1	one than Auburn can't pass.
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