OH MY: Auburn Defense Is COOKING This Spring And It's GREAT For The Auburn Offense

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers’ defense dominates spring practice, setting the stage for a high-stakes A-Day showcase. Can Byrum Brown and the revamped offense, led by Keshaun Singleton and Chas Nimrod, break through DJ Durkin’s experienced unit? Hosts Zac Blackerby and Lindsay Crosby debate whether fans should worry about Auburn’s offensive struggles, spotlighting the trial by fire approach and why facing a ferocious defense could accelerate offensive growth. Key questions include which wide receiver will lead Auburn in A-Day receiving yards and which true freshman defender—like Shadarius Toodle—will make a name for himself. The episode also explores position battles in the secondary, offensive line chemistry, and the standout traits of newcomers such as Jaquez Wilkes and Tavion Branch. Don’t miss candid insights into Alex Golesh’s coaching philosophy and why Auburn’s defense may be the program’s key to SEC contention this fall.

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0:00.0	Auburn's defense has been dominant throughout spring, and that's okay.
0:05.0	Let's don't freak out about the offense.
0:12.4	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:17.4	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.1	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:27.3	He's Lindsay Crosby.
0:28.7	I'm Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Locked-on-Oboring, your first listen every single day.
0:34.1	We each have some true freshman defensive players that could step up and have moments
0:40.0	this Saturday during A day, as well as, hey, we're going to each make an argument for two
0:45.3	separate wide receivers to lead Auburn in receiving on Saturday. But a big narrative that I'm
0:51.5	seeing pop up and being written about and talked about and
0:54.6	tweeted about and posted on message boards about Lindsay is the defense by all account seems
1:00.0	to be really winning.
1:01.7	And in some cases, people are using the term dominating the Auburn offense over the course
1:08.0	of spring practice.
1:09.6	And I want to just get out there and say,
1:12.3	it's okay.
1:15.6	Alice Gulloch talked about this,
1:16.9	I guess it was two Fridays ago
1:18.5	when he spent probably about 45 minutes talking to the media.
1:21.6	And he was asked a similar question.
1:23.2	And it doesn't really seem like that narrative has changed
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