UH OH: Auburn's BRUTAL Loss to Texas A&M TURNED several fans off of Hugh Freeze

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Auburn Tigers football faces crossroads after Texas A&M loss. Is a quarterback change on the horizon for Hugh Freeze's struggling offense? Host Zac Blackerby and guest Brian Smith dissect Auburn's offensive woes, focusing on Jackson Arnold's pocket discomfort and the team's inability to utilize talented receivers. They explore potential roster shakeups, including quarterback alternatives Deuce 9 and Ash Daniels, while addressing concerns about the transfer portal's impact on player retention. The duo also critiques Auburn's play-calling strategy and debates how to spark improvement before crucial matchups against Georgia and Missouri. Tune in for an unfiltered analysis of Auburn's offensive struggles and the critical decisions facing Hugh Freeze's coaching staff.

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0:00.0	It really feels like Auburn's loss against Texas A&M was a turning point in the wrong way for the fan base.
0:11.8	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:16.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:21.5	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on, Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:26.3	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie, and thank you so much for making Lockdown, Auburn,
0:29.5	your first listen every single day.
0:31.3	Brian Smith, host of the portal, Lockdown's recruiting, NIL Transfer Portal show,
0:37.0	hanging out with us on this monday edition
0:39.6	Auburn will still have chances to get things right later in the season but uh the more you look
0:46.2	at this loss to texas a and m brian the worse it gets the worse it gets but one one thing I want to kind of start with today,
0:56.9	and I mentioned in a few of the reaction shows,
0:58.7	and I didn't spend a ton of time on it.
1:01.3	But this loss really seemed like a turning point for the Auburn fan base.
1:07.6	A lot of the folks that were kind of on the fence for Hugh Freeze,
1:10.8	a lot of the folks that were kind of on the fence for Hugh Freeze, a lot of the folks that were kind of on the fence for Jackson Arnold went strong in one direction.
1:16.5	And of course, that is discussing do changes need to be made, both at head coach and a quarterback.
1:22.5	That is a discussion that is happening really, really strongly, really, really adamantly and really, really passionately
1:28.5	right now, and I don't think you can blame them. How could you not? I watch about every game
1:35.7	that you can possibly imagine, highlights, different types of film, but I didn't need to watch
1:41.1	any of Auburn, because it's two or three things every week.
1:44.8	It's groundhog day.
1:47.9	Jackson Arnold is not comfortable in the pocket.
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