SEC SQUAD - What Preseason Polls say about the Auburn Tigers

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

College football's preseason rankings spark heated debate. Is Texas truly deserving of the top spot, or are the polls missing the mark? Chris Gordy and the SEC Squad dive into the controversial coaches poll, dissecting Oklahoma's grueling schedule and questioning Georgia's fourth-place ranking. The hosts analyze pivotal week one matchups, including Auburn's daunting trip to Baylor and LSU's clash with Clemson. Heisman Trophy predictions take center stage, with dark horse candidates like Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams entering the conversation. Will preseason rankings shape the playoff picture? Can underdogs like Marshall stun powerhouses in early-season showdowns? Tune in for expert analysis on the most anticipated games and players of the upcoming college football season.

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0:00.0	Our preseason poll stupid, the sexiest week one matchup, and who's your Heisman family?
0:05.6	It is time to get the squad together.
0:07.3	You're talking ball with the SEC squad, sponsored by game time.
0:11.9	From Alabama to Tennessee, from Georgia to Oklahoma, from Auburn to Texas.
0:17.4	It's the local experts of the Locked-on Podcast Network, bringing you scoops, breakdowns, and the most
0:23.0	comprehensive preview of the upcoming SEC weekend. It's the SEC squad, and we have a seat for you.
0:30.6	Hurt feelings and thin skin are prohibited. Squat up, you're part of the SEC squad.
0:36.3	Oh, yeah, welcome into the SEC Squad.
0:38.3	Sit back, grab your favorite beverage and join us as we get you ready for another week. Count you down to the start of an all-new SEC football season. Let's welcome in our panel. We've got Jay Smith, host of Locked on Sooners. You got Stephen Willis, host of Locked on Ole Miss. We got Luke Robinson locked on Bama.
0:35.2	Corey Burton locked on Vandy, John Miller, locked on Locked on Ole Miss. We got Luke Robinson, locked on Bama,
1:00.4	Corey Burton, locked on Vandy, John Miller, locked on Mizzou, and Chris Marler locked on Gamecox.
1:05.7	I'm Chris Gordy, host of Locked on SEC. And fellas, we got our first preseason coaches poll released this week. Not too many surprises in the rankings, probably about what we thought, but general
1:12.4	thoughts on what you saw is we saw Texas coming at number one, Georgia at number four, Mama 8, LSU
1:19.8	9, kind of consensus. Those are the four best teams, at least in most people's minds going into
1:24.9	the season. But again, this is from the coaches. Would did you make of the rankings? Oklahoma plays seven of those teams this season. That's always interesting for me to see. Because we've got, as everybody reminds me on a regular basis, that the Sooners have one of the toughest schedules in college football. We'll see if it looks like that midseason.
1:45.3	We'll address it at that point.
1:46.6	But no, I thought it was interesting.
1:48.2	Expected Texas.
1:49.2	Everybody's been hyping either Texas or Penn State.
1:51.5	Georgia at 4 was fascinating because it feels like a lot of people are jumping off of
1:56.2	the Georgia train, I guess because of the Gunner Stockton switch in and they just was not as sexy as they
2:02.1	thought it would be plus all the NFL players that they lost in this most recent draft
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