NO PATIENCE? Auburn, Alex Golesh Could Copy Indiana Hoosiers, Curt Cignetti in Hopes of a QUICK Rebuild

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Auburn fans wonder—can the Tigers replicate Indiana’s lightning-fast rise to a national championship under Curt Cignetti? Zac Blackerby and Ben Taylor debate roster-building strategies, the importance of transfer portal veterans versus five-star high school recruits, and how age and experience shape college football’s new reality. Is the pursuit of ‘three-star gems’ the key to outlier success, or does high-end talent still win in the SEC trenches? Key discussions spotlight Auburn’s roster needs on the offensive and defensive lines, potential impact transfers like Kamari Todd, and Byron Brown’s prospects as the Tigers’ next game-changer. The hosts question if Auburn’s pass rush and rush defense are ready for SEC battles and whether the linebacker corps can anchor a developing unit. With Indiana resetting coaching expectations nationwide, is year-one magic realistic for Hugh Freeze’s squad? Don’t miss this dynamic analysis of Auburn football’s pursuit of the next big breakthrough.

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0:00.0	Yes, Indiana won the national championship.
0:03.2	Yes, Auburn fans want Auburn to be like Indiana.
0:07.1	I don't really fully get what that means.
0:15.8	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:25.3	Part of the Locked on Podcast Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:30.6	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:31.7	I'm your host, Zach Blackerman. Thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:35.3	It's a bonus edition of the show.
0:37.0	We're joined by Ben Taylor of Auburn Opelika this morning,
0:41.1	part of the Auburn Network family of stations.
0:44.9	I think the national championship game from earlier this week is fascinating
0:50.7	because it's such an outlier of what the system has been.
0:56.4	And we see outliers been every now and then.
0:59.6	Heck, 2010 Auburn was a tremendous outlier.
1:02.9	We saw it with TCU a few seasons ago before they got steamrolled by Georgia in the national
1:07.8	championship.
1:08.9	And now you have Indiana, who at the moment,
1:12.3	is an outlier.
1:13.8	Now the quick ascension of Kurt Signetti
1:16.2	has Auburn fans and every other team
1:18.4	in college football, it feels like,
1:20.1	who has a new head coach,
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