TOUGH: DJ Durkin's path to Auburn head coach took a hit Saturday night

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🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers' head coaching search takes a dramatic turn as DJ Durkin’s chances are dealt a blow after Saturday’s loss. Is Auburn ready for a hard reset, and could Jon Sumrall or James Franklin emerge as the next leader? Zac Blackerby and LindsAy Crosby debate the impact of defensive struggles, the pitfalls of coaches calling their own plays, and the need for a true CEO to steer Auburn football forward. Cam Coleman’s breakout performance sparks hope for player retention as the program faces uncertain portal activity and looming decisions about quarterbacks. Can Auburn keep stars like Coleman, Perry Thompson, and Malcolm Simmons in orange and blue? The hosts also preview Mercer and analyze the quarterback dilemma—will Deuce Knight or Jackson Arnold get the nod, and could Ashton Daniels’ redshirt status influence the future? Auburn’s path to recovery is filled with tough questions and big opportunities.

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0:00.0	Regardless of how you feel about it, the loss on Saturday, I think you're hurt DJ J. Durkan's chances to be Auburn's next head coach.
0:12.4	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:17.5	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.2	Yes, welcome on in to Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:26.7	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie, and thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn,
0:29.8	your first listen every single day.
0:32.2	Lindsay Crosby of the bar at Auburn.com as well as several other places, hanging out
0:36.1	with us as he does every single
0:37.9	Monday the plan for Mercer after the by week kind of interesting uh did cam colman's performance
0:44.7	could it help with player retention i think so let's start with DJ Durkin because we all kind
0:51.5	of saw this as a tryout as an audition, these last three games of the season.
0:57.3	He has now 0 and 1.
0:58.4	I think most people assumed he would go 1 and 2.
1:01.7	Can you overachieve on that?
1:03.7	And then does it put you in the conversation?
1:05.7	I think the loss on Saturday hurt his chances.
1:10.7	And I don't know if anybody is going to be like, oh my goodness, like just because the
1:13.8	offense was better, it really helped his chances.
1:16.7	But I do think, I do think that in all his is still the inability to win in crucial
1:25.5	moments is still the biggest thing to me and like you can't
1:30.5	culturally fix that in six days i'm not saying this is entirely fair to dj dirken but the
1:37.4	the default reaction to this is to click reset to start over when something's not working on your computer and you call support,
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