IT'S FINE: Alex Golesh, Auburn have the HIGHEST percentage on non-P4 Additions in the SEC

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers reshape their future with a bold transfer portal strategy—can Coach Alex Golesh's trust in G5 talent spark SEC success? Auburn tops the conference with 65.7% of its additions coming from Group of Five schools, sparking debate over whether experience or pedigree matters most. Byron Brown headlines a dynamic roster, raising the question: is he the next breakout quarterback in the SEC? Zac Blackerby and Brian Smith break down Auburn’s unconventional approach, evaluating the potential impact of transfers like Jo Simmons and Stanton Ramil in critical positions. Key insights include Auburn’s offensive vision, the ongoing search for elite linemen, and the effect of bringing in familiar faces from USF. The conversation covers Auburn’s defensive strengths, running back depth with Tay Meadows, and the high expectations set by Indiana’s recent portal success. Can this new-look Auburn roster defy critics and deliver on the promise of explosive football in 2024?

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0:00.0	spent the morning looking at some numbers for Auburn, G5 edition guys for the Auburn and the SEC.
0:09.6	It's, it's interesting.
0:16.8	You are locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:21.9	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:27.1	Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:31.1	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby.
0:32.6	Thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn, your first list in every single day.
0:35.4	Quick crossover edition with our friends over at the portal.
0:39.4	Brian Smith hosts of the portal lockdowns recruiting transfer portal NIL show.
0:43.8	Brian, you and I had a discussion earlier in the week.
0:46.0	I'm like, I want to do the numbers on this.
0:47.8	I want to compile the number.
0:49.1	So as of Friday morning, January 23rd, I went through, looked at all of the teams in the SEC,
0:56.9	how many guys they added, how many of those guys are G5 or lower, non-P4 talent, and then what
1:06.1	percent of their portal class is this new lower level of competition coming in.
1:13.6	And, Brian, I thought, I thought some of the, I don't know if I want to say a tax,
1:19.1	but chat around Auburn, I thought it was going to be extreme.
1:22.7	I thought that the discussion of like, you know, everybody poking Auburn for being a G5
1:26.9	program now with all this talent, yada, yada, yada, I thought it was going to be extreme.
1:30.1	I thought it was going to be closer than it is. I was wrong. It is not close. It is not close. So I'm going to put the numbers up here.
1:35.6	and I kind of want you to react.
1:36.9	So Auburn leads the way with the highest percentage of G5 additions,
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