RECRUITING: Auburn, Oregon, Penn State Hosts Make INCREDIBLE Cases for Will Mencl

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Oregon Ducks surge ahead in the race for elite quarterback prospect Will Mencl as Auburn Tigers and Penn State Nittany Lions look to disrupt the sweepstakes. Is Mencl truly Oregon-bound, or will relationship-driven recruitment and NIL incentives tip the scales toward Auburn or Penn State? Spencer McLaughlin, Zac Blackerby, and Zach Sako break down the strategic moves, highlighting long-standing recruiter ties, coaching transitions, and the impact of transfer portal trends in college football. The discussion spotlights Dan Lanning’s remarkable track record developing quarterbacks, Auburn’s push with Alex Golesh, and Penn State’s edge. Key topics include playing time, development vs. transfers, Oregon’s backup plans, and the domino effect of Israel Abrams choosing Miami. Will Mencl become a foundational piece for Auburn or Penn State, or will Oregon’s reputation secure another top-tier talent in the 2027 class?

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0:00.0	Oregon leads for 2027 elite quarterback prospect Will Menzel. Can Penn State or Auburn,
0:06.6	I'm doing my I'm doing my cold open Zach. I'm doing my cold open. Hush, will Auburn or Penn
0:13.0	State rise up and take him away? Let's find out.
0:28.1	You are Locked-on College crossover, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network.
0:31.6	Your team every day.
0:36.2	Yes, there's that time for a crossover edition of Locked-on Ducks,
0:39.0	locked on Auburn Tigers, and Locked-on locked on nitty lines this is the first time it's ever happened where the three of us have been on
0:44.1	screen at the same time i'm spencer mclaughlin host of locked on ducks Zach Blackerby of
0:48.0	locked on Auburn Zach Seiko of locked on nitty lines boy i i am outmmatched here by the Zaks and by the land animal attacks that are going to come in
0:59.4	this particular show.
1:01.2	Because Oregon is, of course, flying high above the rest for the Will Mensel sweepsakes.
1:08.9	And you guys are trying to, well, like jump off the ground and hit the duck out of the air.
1:14.1	Is that by the way, this is part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day,
1:17.6	the number one sports podcast network.
1:19.3	So anyway, Zach, is Auburn going to make a series push here?
1:24.6	I think so.
1:25.5	I think they already have Spencer to some extent.
1:29.1	You know, he's visited all the way from Arizona coming to the state of Alabama, which
1:34.0	I guess Pennsylvania is even farther.
1:35.8	Zach Seiko will touch on that.
1:36.9	You guess.
1:37.9	You guess.
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