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Locked On Auburn -  Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball

REALITY CHECK: Auburn’s John Cohen Faces TOUGH Choice and MAJOR questions with coaching search

Locked On Auburn - Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers’ head coaching search shifts gears as John Cohen faces the critical challenge: can a tier-two candidate deliver SEC-level success? Zac Blackerby and Ben Taylor weigh the viability of realistic options like Kenny Dillingham, John Sumrall, and Eli Drinkwitz, exploring how Auburn’s resources and fan support could transform a promising coach into a proven winner. As SEC rivals LSU, Florida, and Penn State also hunt for leaders, Cohen’s next move could define the Tigers’ future. The quarterback debate heats up—is Deuce Knight ready for his first start, or does Jackson Arnold deserve another shot? The hosts break down Auburn’s roster dynamics, the importance of expectations, and what it takes to keep top talent in the program. With the team preparing for a matchup against Mercer and high stakes on the line, this episode delivers insight into Auburn’s ambitions, fan loyalty, and the path forward for Tiger football.

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0:00.0

When it comes to Auburn's head coaching search, it's important that John Cohen answers one key question.

0:11.8

You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.

0:16.8

Part of the Locked on podcast network, team every day yes welcome on into locked on

0:23.4

Auburn your daily Auburn Tigers podcast I'm your host Zach Blackerby thank you so much

0:28.1

for making Locked on Auburn your first list and every single day Ben Taylor of

0:32.7

Auburn Opel actor this morning hanging out with us as he does every single Tuesday afternoon here

0:38.5

on a bonus edition of the show of course of the Auburn Network family of stations he hosts

0:42.9

Auburn, Opelika this morning. We'll get into who you think should start for Auburn

0:48.2

at quarterback on Saturday. We'll get there. We'll get there. But I've said this for the last

0:53.5

week or so, Ben, and i don't think it's a

0:57.3

reach but i want your reaction to this where okay this coaching search just felt a little different

1:03.6

than the previous two the previous two felt like we dreamed a little bit like let's go get

1:08.6

like let's go get a dan landing let's go get one of these big names. We're not really seeing that this time. Or there might be people that are saying Lane Kiffin, which is fun. You can say it. I don't think it was, it doesn't ever feel like a real possibility. I would love it. Doesn't feel like a real possibility to the point where like the biggest realistic dreaming

1:28.9

scenario so far has been Kenny Dillingham.

1:31.2

And there's still plenty of arguments against Kenny Dillingham, right?

1:35.3

But the reason Kenny Dillingham, I think, is a more attractive option than most of these

1:39.4

other coaching options is because you want to find somebody who's won at the P4 level.

1:46.7

And that doesn't really seem to be there in abundance.

1:50.2

And you're seeing the same thing with LSU.

1:52.0

You're seeing the same thing with Florida.

1:53.8

You're seeing the same thing with Penn State to some extent.

1:56.4

And so it's like, all right, that apparently doesn't seem to be on the market.

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