MAJOR: Auburn MUST pivot recruiting strategy to keep up with NIL, Revenue Sharing

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🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers football recruiting takes center stage. Is a major strategy shift underway for the Tigers' NIL approach? Host Zac Blackerby and recruiting expert Brian Smith break down Auburn's evolving tactics in the competitive NIL landscape. The discussion covers high-profile targets like five-star safety Bralan Womack and the Tigers' chances of landing top recruits. Smith offers insights on national recruiting trends, technology's impact, and the "Saban effect" reshaping college football's talent acquisition. Key topics include Auburn's potential class ranking, the importance of quality over quantity in recruiting, and the long-term implications for the Tigers' program. Will Auburn's new approach lead to a recruiting resurgence? Tune in for expert analysis on Auburn's recruiting strategy and its potential to reshape the Tigers' future on the gridiron

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0:00.0	The latest part of this new NIL RevShare saga is out there, and I hope Auburn's ready to pivot.
0:13.2	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:18.2	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. Yes, welcome on into Locked-on, Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast. I'm your host, Zach Blackaby, and thank you so much for making Lockdown Auburn. Your first listen every single day, happy recruiting Thursday. We're joined by Brian Smith of the portal. That's locked on to recruiting NIL transfer portal show.
0:38.6	And boy, we're going to talk about all those things today.
0:41.8	Is Auburn trending in the right direction?
0:44.7	Braylin Womack to Auburn seems to be gaining some steam.
0:48.4	How legitimate is that?
0:49.6	We'll get Brian's thoughts on it.
0:50.6	But the biggest story, the national story happening right now and all of the folks
0:55.9	who cover college football nationally, especially with the NIL side of it, have reported it and
1:01.1	written about it and all that, is now collectives are being viewed as any other third party
1:08.4	business or company.
1:15.2	And so this assumption that all these players were getting these offers that Auburn felt like they couldn't compete with,
1:17.4	my understanding of it is John Cohen and Auburn as a whole were acting as if,
1:22.4	okay, if the third party NIL deal was set up through the university,
1:29.9	which is hitting in a collective,
1:31.4	that it would account towards the cap.
1:33.0	That does not seem to be the case anymore.
1:37.0	We heard John Cohen talk to the media right before,
1:40.9	you know,
1:41.1	it was Auburn's Day at SC Media Days.
1:42.7	He said that if they need a pivot that they can,
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