SMOKE: Eli Drinkwitz to Auburn RUMORS have popped up and they're FASCINATING

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers’ coaching search intensifies as Eli Drinkwitz emerges as a potential candidate. Could Drinkwitz’s SEC experience and recruiting savvy be the X-factor Auburn needs to reclaim football dominance? Zac Blackerby and Darrell Dapprich debate Drinkwitz’s fit, weighing his Missouri success, controversial on-field persona, and SEC win record. They examine whether Auburn should embrace a coach with a reputation for pushing back—especially as the program looks to shake off recent struggles and regain respect in the conference. The conversation shifts to Auburn’s quarterback situation, with Deuce Knight positioned to take the reins, and explores what fans can expect on the field against Mercer. Basketball also takes center stage as the Tigers prepare to face Jackson State—who will step up, and which rotation changes could be crucial? Don’t miss this spirited breakdown of Auburn’s coaching rumors, gridiron future, and hardwood hopes.

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0:00.0	I said his name weeks ago.
0:02.6	People push back.
0:04.0	Now more and more people are coming around to, hey, maybe Eli Drinkwitz is gaining steam to be Auburn's next head coach.
0:14.9	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:19.9	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.7	Yes, welcome on into Lockdown Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:29.1	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie.
0:30.6	And thank you so much for making Lockdown Auburn,
0:32.3	your first listen every single day.
0:34.3	We're dapping up with the Gerald Daprich Montgomery Radio Legend hanging out with us.
0:38.9	Auburn basketball takes on Jackson State this evening, which Jackson is not a state
0:43.2	as well as the quarterback situation entering this weekend.
0:47.0	DJ Durkin kind of helped earlier in the week.
0:49.4	What should Auburn do there?
0:51.8	But Darry, I mean, you reached out last night, kind of saying,
0:56.2	hey, I'm hearing more and more about this. You're starting to see more of it in message
0:59.3	boards and the like. Eli Drinkwitz is a name that I threw out there pretty early on. In fact,
1:05.4	you and I ranked who we wanted a few weeks ago. And I think I had him two. And I don't think you had them on your list.
1:12.4	And we kind of went back and forth on why.
1:15.0	And first, before we jump into like, if it's good or not,
1:20.2	do you think there is some fire with this?
1:23.4	Because there definitely does seem to be a little bit of smoke
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