WOW: Jeff Brohm as Auburn's NEXT head coach could bring an ELITE offense to The Plains

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🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers eye a program-changing head coach as speculation swirls around Jeff Brohm, Jon Sumrall, and other high-profile candidates. Could Brohm’s electric offense or Sumrall’s steady leadership finally end Auburn’s post-2017 drought and fast-track a return to SEC glory? Zac Blackerby and Darrell Dapprich break down the frontrunners, weigh offensive identity versus immediate results, and debate which hire best ensures roster retention—key to Auburn’s rapid turnaround hopes. Key topics include potential impacts of keeping DJ Durkin, the pros and cons of James Franklin and Kenny Dillingham, and why Auburn fans shouldn’t settle for patience in the age of NIL and the transfer portal. The episode wraps with Tigers vs. Vanderbilt predictions and candid insight on what it’ll take for Auburn to outmuscle the Commodores this weekend. Don’t miss the analysis and bold calls as Auburn football stands at a pivotal crossroads.

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0:00.0	If Auburn hired Jeff Brom, boy, the offense could be elite.
0:10.4	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:15.4	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:20.2	Yes, welcome on into Lockdown Auburn,
0:22.2	your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:24.6	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie,
0:25.6	and thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn,
0:27.8	your first listen every single day.
0:30.1	We're dapping it up with the Daryl Daprich Montgomery Radio Legend
0:33.7	hanging out with us.
0:35.2	Today we'll go over our Auburn versus Vanderbilt picks for tomorrow's game,
0:39.5	as well as who right now do we think is the most likely candidate to be Auburn's next head
0:45.2	coach.
0:45.6	That info seems to change every few days or so.
0:48.0	We'll give you our updated picks on that.
0:50.2	But if the choice is Jeff Brom, the current head coach of Louisville, I mean, you talk
0:57.2	about an offensive identity that we've been looking for.
1:01.8	Jeff Brom, if he is Auburn's next head coach, could answer a lot of those questions.
1:09.5	And Darrell, what's really been an offensive drought really
1:12.2	since the 2017 season? Yeah, I mean, I'm not one of those that subscribes to the theory that
1:18.7	you need to have an offensive-minded head coach to have a good offense. I think we've seen in the
1:24.3	past that Alvers been able to pull that off if they have the right coordinator and he's left alone. I want to go back and make sure that every time we do one of these
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