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Locked On Auburn -  Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball

We Overlooked This Massive Auburn Visitor This Weekend For Big Cat Weekend

Locked On Auburn - Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers set the stage for Big Cat Weekend as key recruit Jeremiah Culpepper emerges as a must-watch linebacker prospect. Can Auburn edge out LSU, Virginia Tech, and Texas to keep the LaGrange native close to home? Zac Blackerby highlights Culpepper’s instincts, physicality, and ties to Troup County, emphasizing the potential impact of DJ Durkin’s coaching on Auburn’s linebacker pipeline. The spotlight also turns to Marquis “MJ” Evans from Spain Park High School, a rising edge rusher with official visits lined up to Miami, Auburn, and Florida. With Auburn’s edge room in flux and veterans nearing eligibility’s end, will Evans secure his spot in the Tigers’ future defensive front? Recruiting insights, positional needs, and the importance of building relationships on Big Cat Weekend anchor this episode—essential listening for Auburn football fans eyeing the next wave of talent.

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0:00.0

I'll admit it this week, I think I overlooked one key visitor that should be here this weekend.

0:12.4

You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.

0:17.4

Part of the Locked on Podcast network, your team every day.

0:23.4

Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers.

0:28.9

Podcasts. I'm Zach Blackery. Thanks for being here making it your first listen or your second listen today.

0:34.4

All right, Big Cat Weekend, obviously upon us.

0:39.1

And there's one guy that I wanted to hop back on here for a quick bonus episode because

0:45.2

we didn't really mention them at all this week.

0:49.0

And that was a major miss on our part here at Lockdown Auburn.

0:54.4

Of the several folks that are reported to be here for Big Cat Weekend,

0:58.9

Alice Goldsch's first Big Cat weekend,

1:01.4

Jeremiah Colpepper, the linebacker from LaGrange, Georgia,

1:05.2

just down the road,

1:06.5

we didn't mention him.

1:07.7

And this is a big time player and a big time visitor.

1:12.0

And I just, we need to talk about this kid a little bit.

1:15.6

Jeremiah Cole Pepper, like I said, Troop County from LaGrange.

1:18.7

I mean, this is a kid who's been on campus a bunch, which makes sense, right?

1:23.9

45 minutes down the road.

1:25.8

Sure, that time change might get you, but he's been here a good bit. And just seeing, you know, a lot of the folks on the recruiting side of the Auburn beat talking about, you know, the important guys. I'm like, gosh, Jeremiah Colpeper keeps popping up. Wasn't super familiar with him. Doug a little bit. It's like, no, I can see why.

1:44.9

This is a really, really good player and a really, really good linebacker. Off ball linebacker, 6-2-205. I mean, he plays pretty big. I think they'll probably add a little bit more weight to him. I'm not going to say he's Elijah Melendez, but when I watch him, I think of like

2:02.8

a thumper, and that's what I thought Elijah Melendez was going to be looking at his high school

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