OH NICE: College Football Expert INTRIGUED by Auburn's head coaching job

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers eye a bold resurgence—could Kenny Dillingham or Jon Sumrall be the spark the program needs? Zac Blackerby and Spencer McLaughlin weigh the pros and cons of luring Dillingham from Arizona State, questioning if Auburn’s resources and SEC prestige can outweigh the allure of Big 12 competition and alma mater loyalty. Will Dillingham’s high-energy leadership translate, or is Sumrall’s steady rise at Tulane the safer bet for Auburn’s future? Key topics include Auburn’s challenging search for a head coach, AD John Cohen’s desire for a game-changing hire, and how recent track records fuel fan anticipation. The hosts debate recruiting advantages, the impact of NIL, and coaching carousel patterns while spotlighting potential candidates like Rhett LashleE. Listeners get an insider’s look at Auburn’s drive to escape their worst football era and the high stakes facing the SEC powerhouse—will a fresh hire finally deliver lasting success?

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0:00.0	Our national college football hosts very intrigued about Kenny Dillingham and Auburn.
0:10.1	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:15.0	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:19.7	Yes, welcome on into Lockdown, Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast. I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Lockdown, Auburn, your first listen every single day. Spencer McLaughlin, host of Lockdown College Football, reached out to me and said, hey, I want to talk about Auburn and Kenny Dillingham. If you've got time, I said, yeah, sure.
0:38.5	So here's that conversation.
0:40.2	This is from Lockdown College football.
0:41.7	Kenny Dillingham, one time offensive coordinator at Auburn University, Zach, is someone I
0:47.9	think the Tigers would be wise to consider.
0:50.3	He has made it clear.
0:51.9	He doesn't want to leave Arizona State.
0:57.1	But here's his thing. resources available at Auburn are higher than what they are at Arizona State that's my read on the
1:02.5	situation his salary could go up his assistant pool could go up the recruiting potential is higher
1:08.9	not that Arizona State isn't a good job. I believe that it is.
1:12.5	I think Auburn is a better one. And if I'm Kenny Dillingham, I would go to everyone involved
1:18.2	with the program externally, not the players and your staff or anything like that. I would go externally
1:23.4	and say, hey, are we really sure that we can make the necessary investments to be a contender
1:29.3	in the big 12 year in year out? If the answer to that question is yes, NIL is good, we're okay
1:34.2	there, then you probably stay at your alma mater. But if not, I think he'd at least consider it.
1:41.9	Yeah, and I think he's considering it now, Spencer.
1:46.9	Wasn't at Auburn very long, but I do get to read that this is one of the names that
1:52.9	John Cohen, Auburn, A.D. would be interested in being Auburn's next hit coach.
1:58.8	I mean, why not, right?
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