UNBELIEVABLE: Deuce Knight’s First Auburn Start DOMINATES Mercer, Raises Iron Bowl Hype

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🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Auburn Tigers fans erupt as Deuce Knight delivers a historic debut start against Mercer, raising questions about his future role for the Iron Bowl clash with Alabama. Zac Blackerby and Darrell Dapprich break down Knight’s standout athleticism, Auburn’s secondary struggles, and DJ Durkin’s press box reactions. From Jeremiah Cobb’s pursuit of 1,000 yards to Elijah Melendez’s jaw-dropping interception, the hosts dissect the Tigers’ offensive evolution under Derek Nix and key special teams moments with kicker Alex McPherson. Injury updates for Keldrick Falk and positional battles add intrigue ahead of the Iron Bowl. Explore Auburn’s defensive adjustments, linebacker breakthroughs, and the camaraderie between Ashton Daniels and Deuce Knight as the team looks to build momentum.

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0:00.0	I just can't get over it.
0:01.2	I mean,
0:01.5	Deuce Knight was incredible in his debut as a starter.
0:10.4	You are Locked on Auburn,
0:12.4	your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:15.2	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network,
0:18.0	your team every day.
0:20.1	Yes, welcome on in to Lockedon Auburn, your Daily Auburn Tigers podcast. I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Lockdown, Auburn, your first listen every single day. We're dappled up with the Daryl Dapperich, who's joining us from the press box at Jurdon Hare Stadium. Daryl, we'll talk about, you know, what beating Mercer means and what DJ Durkin said
0:39.0	after the game and how it pertains to the Iron Bowl. But I still just can't get over how great
0:46.0	Deuce Knight looked. And I know you and I said, look, we're not going to like overreact one way
0:51.2	or the other. He's making it a little difficult. He made it a little difficult to not overreact because of how good he was yesterday.
1:01.0	When I say something that is wrong that I need to take back, I wear it and I'm overreacting.
1:08.5	I mean, here's why.
1:10.2	I don't care, and let's just get this out of the way right now for the people that say it was against an FCS school. Look who was against. I don't care. There are things I saw with the eyeball test that you can't teach. It doesn't matter. It's God-given, its ability, it's touch, it's feel, it's
1:28.0	athleticism, it's arm strength. I don't care.
1:31.3	How other people respond to you.
1:33.5	Exactly.
1:34.7	I have been in this stadium a lot of years and watched a lot of quarterbacks play
1:40.3	against FCS opponents.
1:42.2	Yeah.
1:42.5	Period.
1:43.0	Okay, I've seen some really, really bad teams come in here,
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