WOW: Kenny Dillingham could be PERFECT for Auburn, He's the Betting Favorite to land the job

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Kenny Dillingham emerges as the betting favorite to become Auburn Tigers football's next head coach. Could the 35-year-old Arizona State coach who once served as Auburn's offensive coordinator be the answer to the Tigers' coaching crisis? Zac Blackerby and Ben Taylor break down why Dillingham's potential hiring represents a best-case scenario for Auburn football, especially if defensive coordinator DJ Durkin stays. The discussion covers Dillingham's quarterback development track record with Bo Nix and Sam Leavitt, his familiarity with SEC recruiting, and whether he'd leave his alma mater for Auburn's top-10 NIL resources. Key topics include Auburn's status as an elite job despite recent failures, the expanded playoff's impact on nine-win seasons, and concerns about Dillingham's limited head coaching experience compared to candidates like John Sumrall. Discover why Auburn's fan support and resources could convince Dillingham to make the jump from the Big 12 to the SEC.

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0:00.0	Kenny Dillingham is the betting favorite to be Auburn's next head coach,
0:04.3	and it could be the perfect situation for the Tigers.
0:13.3	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:18.3	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. Yes, welcome on into Lockedon, Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast. I'm your host, Zach Blackerbam. Thank you so much for making Lockdown Auburn your first listen every single day. It's a bonus edition of the show as we are joined by the Ben Taylor, the host of Auburn Opelika this morning over at the Auburn Network family of stations.
0:43.1	Kenny Dillingham, the betting favorite to be named Auburn's next head coach,
0:48.8	according to the folks over at Vegas.
0:51.9	And I like this for several reasons.
0:54.4	One, Denningham took ASU to the college football playoff.
0:57.7	Obviously, that's exciting.
0:59.1	That's great.
0:59.9	But it's a situation, and it's kind of gone against some of the stuff that I've said,
1:03.6	where I wanted a defensive-minded head coach.
1:05.8	If you can get Kenny Dillingham and keep DJ Durkin as defensive coordinator, Ben Taylor.
1:12.0	I think that would be awesome for the Auburn football program.
1:15.5	I think that is one of the best case scenarios as far as Auburn moving forward,
1:19.8	not to mention his familiarity with the area, with the recruitment,
1:25.2	with he'd probably call on some former players to help him.
1:29.3	Honestly, with his history and what he's got offensively in his brain, Zach,
1:35.1	we've talked about who do we retain, what players enter the portal, what players jump out.
1:40.9	This may change some of them that may have looked at possibly entering the portal and leaving may not
1:46.4	now because they've seen the options and they've seen what he does offensively.
1:52.6	So I like that pick.
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