INTERESTING: James Franklin makes SO MUCH SENSE if he's Auburn's next head football coach

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🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Could James Franklin be the answer for Auburn Tigers football? As coaching rumors swirl, Zac Blackerby and Zach Seyko tackle whether the former Penn State head coach’s winning pedigree—and his struggles in marquee matchups—fit Auburn’s ambitions in the powerhouse SEC. With Franklin’s name topping hot boards for major openings, should Auburn fans embrace a candidate known for double-digit wins yet haunted by missed opportunities against elite rivals? Key discussion points include Franklin’s recruiting prowess, comparisons to Gus Malzahn and other coaching candidates like John Sumrall and Kenny Dillingham, and the possibility of retaining DJ Durkin as defensive coordinator. Zac Blackerby and Zach Seyko debate the risk, reward, and realistic expectations if Franklin lands on the plains, questioning whether a change of scenery could finally unlock national championship potential for Auburn football.

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0:00.0	Does it make sense for Auburn to hire James Franklin?
0:04.1	I think there's a clear case here.
0:11.6	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:16.6	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day. Yes, welcome on into Locked on Aub Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:21.3	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on, Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:26.4	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie.
0:27.8	And thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:32.8	Zach Seiko, host of Lockdown Nittany Lions hanging out with us today.
0:38.7	James Franklin, you guys fired him several weeks ago.
0:43.0	And now you're seeing James Franklin's name to the top of every hotboard of everybody who's
0:48.9	open their job in the SEC.
0:53.0	In your mind, would he make sense as the head coach for the Auburn Tigers?
0:58.7	Tons of sense.
1:00.1	But James Franklin is playing, and James Franklin is playing the waiting game because everything is pointing to him to Virginia Tech.
1:08.1	And Virginia Tech has, social media has been ablaze from, I've seen, I've seen so many Virginia
1:13.3	tech fans just across my social media feed saying, oh, we got James Franklin or the,
1:18.6	the deals in the works.
1:19.8	It's all but done.
1:21.2	I'm in the category of I need to see it to believe it, because I don't think James Franklin
1:26.2	believes that he's an ac c
1:27.6	level coach i think he's patiently waiting for either auburn or florida to give him a call
1:33.3	now i would i talked to our counterpart over at locked on ls u mat moscona and he says james
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