YIKES: Elite Recruit NOT ENOUGH, Hugh Freeze FALLING BEHIND in 2026 SEC Football Recruiting Class

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers football lands game-changing recruit Adam Balogoun-Ali. Will this smart, versatile player reshape Auburn's defense? Brian Smith breaks down Ali's potential impact, highlighting his football IQ and ability to play early. The discussion covers Auburn's linebacker situation, NIL challenges in recruiting, and betting lines for upcoming games against Georgia and Alabama. Key topics include the Tigers' undervalued offensive line strength, improved passing game threat, and how diverse offensive personnel could create mismatches for opponents. Don't miss this in-depth analysis of Auburn's roster outlook and recruiting strategy. Can Hugh Freeze's team leverage these strengths to surprise the SEC this season?

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0:00.0	Auburn picked up a key piece of their class earlier this week, but it's not enough.
0:05.1	What's next for Auburn?
0:11.8	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:16.8	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:21.9	Yes, welcome on into Lockdown Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:26.1	I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie, and thank you so much for making Lockdown, Auburn,
0:29.1	your first listen every single day.
0:31.4	It's a crew on Thursday.
0:32.4	We're joined by Brian Smith, host of the portal.
0:35.5	Lockdown's recruiting NIL transfer portal show.
0:39.3	Fantastic.
0:39.9	Multiple shows every single day over there.
0:41.9	Brian Smith killing it.
0:43.7	I want to get your thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of Auburn's roster
0:46.8	related to the show as well as what could be on the horizon for Auburn and just
0:50.9	college football in general.
0:53.3	But Adam Balagoon-Ali, we've been talking about him for weeks, the four-star linebacker
0:58.8	from South Florida, commits to Auburn earlier in the week.
1:03.9	And I think this is an underrated sign-in because you've been high on this guy.
1:08.5	I'm really high on his tape.
1:10.3	It seems like in his
1:11.4	interviews, he's very specific with what he wants to be. He wants to be the dime linebacker,
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