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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers shake up their roster with USF standouts and pivotal transfers, putting SEC rivals on notice. Can Byrum Brown and a wave of explosive receivers transform Auburn’s offense into a scoring powerhouse? Zac Blackerby and Brian Smith analyze the integration of key USF playmakers like Chas Nimrod and discuss the strategic addition of Stanton Ramil at left tackle. The episode explores scheme fits, position battles, and questions about Auburn’s approach to building out the trenches. From the quarterback domino effect spurred by Brown’s commitment to ongoing portal moves, the hosts spotlight Fred Gaskin’s unique versatility in the defensive backfield, potential edge rusher pickups, and Auburn’s competitive roadmap. Insights on the USF-to-Auburn pipeline, parallels to Curt Cignetti's James Madison strategy, and transfer market trends put listeners at the forefront of Auburn Football’s evolving identity. Is this bold reset enough to propel Auburn back into SEC contention?

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0:00.0	after adding several younger players to the roster,
0:04.2	the past two have been older guys that could be leaders in their position group.
0:14.5	You are Locked on Auburn,
0:16.7	your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:19.6	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.4	Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:29.1	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie.
0:30.6	Thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn.
0:32.3	Your first listen every single day.
0:34.7	Brian Smith, host of the portal hanging out with us as we discuss
0:39.5	all of the portal happenings happen.
0:43.0	Is there enough USF?
0:44.5	Do we want more?
0:45.6	Is it okay?
0:46.6	Byron Brown's impact.
0:48.5	But I want to start on, there was a trend, Brian, of bringing in all these young guys
0:54.0	pretty much exclusively from USF, not entirely, but mostly.
0:58.0	That was kind of the first wave of additions for Auburn.
1:01.5	The last two, Stanton Remil, the left tackle coming down from Michigan State, and then Jazz Nimrod, a guy that we haven't really talked about on the show yet,
1:11.4	an older receiver. Finally, we have somebody in the receiver room that's older than a sophomore.
1:17.9	We've got two older guys now coming in, which is part of it, which was expected. It's just,
1:23.8	you know, the order, I guess, doesn't matter, but I do think it's noteworthy.
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