SUDDEN: Auburn Tigers and Alex Golesh Target Byrum Brown, MAJOR Transition to the SEC

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🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Auburn Tigers eye a potential quarterback upgrade as Byron Brown emerges as a top transfer portal target. Could Brown, with his dynamic dual-threat ability and connection to new offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, finally provide stability and star power at the position in 2026? Zac Blackerby and Darrell Dapprich debate Brown’s transition from the AAC to the SEC, evaluating past transfer struggles and the fanbase’s desire for Deuce Knight. The hosts examine Brown’s impressive 3,000-yard passing season, SEC-level competition concerns, and what his arrival means for Auburn’s offense. Comparisons to Auburn legends like Bo Nix, Nick Marshall, and even Cam Newton spark a lively discussion about expectations and quarterback fit. Will Brown be the catalyst Auburn needs, or will the Tigers put their faith in a rising star?

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0:00.0	If Byron Brown does enter the transfer portal and picks Alex Golish and Auburn,
0:06.9	that could be absolutely electric for 2026.
0:15.7	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:25.3	Part of the Locked on Podcast Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:30.9	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:34.3	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Lockdown, Auburn,
0:36.9	your first listen every single day.
0:39.8	Zach Blackerby, Daryl Daprich, Montgomery Radio Legend.
0:43.2	Happy Christmas Eve, everyone.
0:45.2	Thanks for being here.
0:52.0	There are questions about Byron Brown as far as transitioning from the AAC to the SEC.
0:53.3	What does that look like?
0:55.6	Would it be an improvement of the quarterback position? But big picture, Darrell, as soon as Alex Golish got here and his quarterback stats were all in Auburn's press releases they pushed out about how impressive he was last year, throwing for 3,000, rushing for
1:12.3	1,000, 1 of what 12 other players have done that in the history of college football.
1:16.3	So if anybody will say, well, the level of competition, say, well, then why haven't more people
1:20.0	done it if that's the case?
1:23.3	Him instantly being tied and folks being interested in following him was one of the first, like, interesting things and appealing things about Alice Golish to Auburn.
1:35.1	But that hasn't happened yet.
1:38.1	So when, when Byron Brown does have the opportunity to do that, that'll kind of be a callback to one of the first things
1:46.5	that stood out to me about Alex Golish. Well, I think that the people that are a little
1:51.0	bit concerned about the level of football and can this, can he elevate his game to get
1:55.4	to this next level? There was a starting quarterback in the playoff from Ole Miss that did just that.
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