TRUTH: Auburn's recruiting class has time to come together

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers football recruiting hits alarming lows. Is Hugh Freeze's strategy failing before it begins? Zac Blackerby and guest Kyle Rush analyze Auburn's shocking 80s-ranked recruiting class, on par with smaller programs like Texas State and Tulsa. They break down the NIL deal controversies hampering Auburn's efforts and dissect key targets Adam Balagun Ali, Jacques Wilkes, and recent commit Kentrell White. The duo explores whether winning games alone can salvage Auburn's recruiting woes. Will Auburn's approach to NIL deals cost them top recruits like Wilson Zaire? Tune in for insider perspectives on the Tigers' recruiting crisis and potential solutions.

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0:00.0	Auburn's ranked in the 80s when you look at where their recruiting class is.
0:04.3	And I feel like I'm the only one who feels like it's a big deal.
0:14.2	You are locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:19.1	Part of the Locked on Podcast network, your team every day.
0:24.0	Yes, welcome on into Lockdown Auburn,
0:26.6	your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:28.9	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Lockdown
0:32.0	Auburn your first listen every single day.
0:35.0	Happy Charlie Tuesday to all who celebrate.
0:37.2	We're joined by Auburn Message Board Legend, the Charlie 5,
0:41.5	also known as Kyle Rush. He's the man over at the barn, Auburn.com.
0:45.7	I want to talk about Wilson Zaire and his situation and a quote that he had.
0:52.2	We'll talk about him later in the show as well as what the new direction for Auburn needs to be moving forward.
0:56.6	But,
0:56.9	but Kyle, I feel like I'm on an island.
1:01.1	You and I talked about this a little bit Sunday night where as we record this,
1:05.5	looking at 247s rankings,
1:08.3	Auburn is the 86th ranked recruiting class and the 2026 class rankings.
1:15.3	And that's putting them around Texas State is at 85, Tulsa 84.
1:20.1	It puts Auburn right ahead of San Jose State and Nevada is the tier that we're talking about when when you see where Auburn is ranked.
1:31.8	And I know a common message and motive and discussion throughout the Auburn corner of the
1:39.9	internet is, oh, if you just win, everything takes care of itself.
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