LETS GO: Transfer Portal is OPEN and Auburn, Alex Golesh READY to go

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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NOTE: This was recorded before the Eric Singleton Jr. news broke. He announced he will be entering the NFL Draft. Auburn Tigers brace for a wild Portal season as roster turnover hits record levels. Will Alex Golesh’s arrival spark a surge of South Florida talent, including key names like Byrum Brown and Keshaun Singleton, to the Plains? Zac Blackerby and Darrell Dapprich break down Auburn’s urgent needs by position, exploring quarterback depth, a loaded running back room, and the critical search for offensive and defensive linemen able to compete in the SEC. The hosts debate which positions most need upgrades and which recent losses could alter the 2025 season’s trajectory. As spring enrollment looms, Auburn fans anxiously await portal commitments and hope for a quick PR win to shift the offseason narrative. Plus, the episode pivots to Auburn basketball’s pivotal SEC opener against Georgia—can the Tigers’ battle-tested roster shock the Bulldogs and silence early-season doubters?

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0:00.0	that's done. It's portal season, baby.
0:07.8	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:12.8	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:18.2	Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:23.2	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie, and thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn,
0:26.9	your first listen every single day.
0:30.6	Happy Portal season to all who celebrate Montgomery Radio legend.
0:34.1	Darrell Dapprich here hanging out with me as the portal is officially open,
0:41.2	Darrell. We'll preview Auburn basketball later in the day. But look, we don't know how quick
0:46.2	all of this is going to happen. I mean, by the time this goes up at seven, does so much happen by
0:52.0	nine o'clock that none of this conversation really matters is it's interesting
0:56.3	there because we talked about the speculation going into the off season going into December
1:02.9	and I mean I guessed wrong I thought it was going to be pretty quiet throughout the month of
1:07.8	December obviously it wasn't we're going to we're anticipating record numbers of guys entering the portal today.
1:13.6	But then it turns into, okay, we're expecting a massive jump into the portal today.
1:20.6	How quick do they get out of the portal today?
1:23.7	Because we guessed wrong on that a year ago when the portal was earlier in December and we
1:29.1	were like a week into it. We were like, why is nobody committed to us? And then you look around
1:32.2	like, oh, well, nobody's committed anywhere. I think it's going to happen quickly, Daryl, but that's
1:37.6	just a guess. I do believe it's going to happen a lot quicker just because it's one portal
1:44.0	season, one portal window. I think there's a lot of, I think there happen a lot quicker just because it's one portal season, one portal window.
1:46.3	I think there's a lot of, I think there's a lot of pent-up movement that's going to happen.
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