SEC SQUAD - Spring Game CRISIS | Will Auburn CANCEL Future Spring Games?

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

SEC spring games spark debate after key injuries sidelined Georgia’s Nate Frazier, Texas A&M’s Daymion Sanford, and Alabama’s Noah Rogers. Could this spell the end of spring games, or are coaches simply shifting toward an NFL-style calendar? The SEC Squad explores the balance between fan engagement and player safety, question the necessity of traditional spring showcases, and speculate on the future impact for Auburn, Vanderbilt, and Texas as new quarterbacks struggle and shine. The squad also breaks down major moves in the SEC basketball transfer portal. Alabama bulks up its frontcourt, Missouri lands Kansas transfer Bryson Tiller, and Florida eyes a preseason #1 ranking if key veterans return. Vanderbilt’s football outlook brightens behind freshman quarterback Jared Curtis, while Arch Manning’s development and NFL draft trajectory fuel intrigue. Stay tuned for insider insights, roster analysis, off-the-cuff banter, and what the shifting SEC landscape means for the road ahead.

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0:00.0	Some key injuries in some of the SEC spring games over the weekend.
0:03.5	Could we see the end of spring games soon?
0:05.9	It's time to get our squad together.
0:07.4	You're talking ball with the SEC squad.
0:10.6	From Alabama to Tennessee, from Georgia to Oklahoma, from Auburn to Texas.
0:16.1	It's the local experts of the Locked-on podcast network bringing you scoops, breakdown breakdowns and the most comprehensive preview of the upcoming seac weekend it's the s cc squad and we have a seat for you hurt feelings and thin skins are prohibited squad up you're part of the s cc squad and's that, everybody? Welcome to the SEC squad.
0:38.4	Sit back, grab your favorite beverage and join us as we get you ready for another week talking all things SEC.
0:43.9	And thank you guys for making Locked on the number one sports podcast network out there.
0:47.8	Joining us on our squad show this week.
0:49.8	We got Corey Burton from Locked on Vandy, Chris Marler from Locked on Gamecox.
0:54.4	We got Jimmy Stein, locked on Bama, and John Miller, Locked on the Zoo.
0:58.7	I'm Chris Gordy, host of Locked on SEC.
1:01.0	And, guys, we had seven spring games last Saturday, really six.
1:05.9	Texas was a scrimmage.
1:07.5	But nonetheless, two were televised in Georgia and A&M, but others like Auburn, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Vandy, you had to attend if you wanted to see the action. So I want to start there because we had a couple of injuries right out of the gates. Georgia running back Nate Frazier suffered injury on the first play of Georgia's spring game. Texas A&M lost their captain linebacker, Damien Sanford.
1:29.2	He had to be carded off.
1:30.2	So it sounds like a pretty serious injury there.
1:32.5	Ashton Bethel Roman got hurt.
1:34.9	Sounds like he'll be okay.
1:36.0	But any concern guys with teams may be saying, you know what, we're going to shut these
1:40.4	things down.
1:41.4	Spring games just seem to not be much good for anybody. Is that just an
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