The Auburn Express

Auburn Football is on its bye week, giving DJ Durkin and the defense time to self-scout after an inconsistent first five games. Ike Jones is joined by Dukes ("The Scoop with Dukes") on the Auburn Express to break down what’s gone right, what’s gone wrong, and what HAS to change before facing Georgia, Alabama, and the rest of the SEC gauntlet. In this episode: 0:00 - Auburn Defense: Expectations vs...

Auburn football has plenty of offensive problems to solve during the bye week, but the defense isn't escaping this conversation. Hard Truth No. 4 is about Auburn’s run defense and tackling. DJ Durkin has taken plenty of criticism, but when you go back and watch Auburn’s defense, there are plenty of situations where the scheme is putting players exactly where they need to be. The problem is Auburn...

Auburn football wanted to establish a physical identity in 2026. Five games into the season, one of the biggest questions facing Alex Golesh is simple: What happened to the violence Auburn expected up front? That brings us to Hard Truth No. 3. Auburn’s offensive line play has been shockingly bad, and the biggest concern is that the Tigers aren't struggling in just one area. Auburn has been inconsi...

Auburn football has resources. Auburn has invested in its roster. Now the Tigers have to answer the question that matters most: Are they actually getting their money’s worth? That question goes far beyond how much Auburn spent building this team. Player evaluation is becoming one of the biggest concerns surrounding Auburn at the bye week. The Tigers have players with physical talent, but talent al...

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Auburn football invested heavily in rebuilding this roster, but five games into the season, one uncomfortable question has to be asked: Did Auburn properly evaluate where that investment needed to go? That conversation starts with Byrum Brown, but this is much bigger than Auburn’s quarterback. Brown arrived as a major addition to Alex Golesh’s first Auburn roster, and expectations were understanda...

Auburn football has a player evaluation problem, and five games into the season, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The Tigers entered the season expecting the transfer portal and a significant investment in the roster to produce immediate results. Instead, Auburn has reached the bye week with major questions about whether some of those evaluations missed the mark. That is Hard Truth...

Auburn football has reached the bye week at 3 and 2, and it is time to deal with some hard truths about what the Tigers have put on the field through five games. Auburn still has plenty to play for, but the toughest portion of the schedule is coming. Before Alex Golesh and the Tigers can worry about Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss and the rest of the SEC schedule, Auburn has some major problems that have t...

Some Auburn fans are demanding a quarterback change after a frustrating start to the season, but are the criticisms surrounding Byrum Brown actually fair? On this episode of the Auburn Express, Ike Jones breaks down why the narrative around Byrum Brown’s turnovers is overblown and why benching him would be a huge mistake. While a 1-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio and a fumble look terrible on...

Auburn Football has reached the point where some of the biggest problems cannot simply be fixed during the season. The cake is already baked. Auburn’s offensive line is what it is right now. The Tigers can change combinations, adjust the scheme and find different ways to protect Byrum Brown, but there is no transfer portal opening tomorrow that allows Auburn to completely rebuild the offensive fro...

Auburn Football has one offensive weapon that opposing defenses should be forced to worry about on every snap. Byrum Brown’s legs. Brown has been inconsistent throwing the football, but his ability as a runner is undeniable. Auburn has already seen how dangerous the offense can become when defenses are forced to respect him as a legitimate rushing threat. So why is Auburn not making opponents deal...

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Auburn Football is only five games into the Alex Golesh era, so this is not the time to start calling for another head coaching change. But that does not mean the evaluation stops. There is a major difference between saying Auburn should fire a first year head coach and acknowledging that the results of Year 1 could create enormous pressure heading into Year 2. If Auburn finishes with seven wins,...

Auburn Football has plenty of offensive problems to solve, but one issue continues to sit at the center of almost everything that is going wrong. The offensive line. Auburn can debate the quarterback position. The play calling deserves criticism. The running backs need more opportunities, and the wide receivers need more chances to make plays. But if Auburn cannot consistently block SEC defensive...

Auburn Football has reached the point where some of the biggest problems cannot simply be fixed during the season. The cake is already baked. Auburn’s offensive line is what it is right now. The Tigers can change combinations, adjust the scheme and find different ways to protect Byrum Brown, but there is no transfer portal opening tomorrow that allows Auburn to completely rebuild the offensive fro...

Auburn football has reached a critical point in the 2026 season, and the bye week could not have arrived at a better time. After a frustrating 24 to 14 loss against Tennessee, Alex Golesh and the Tigers have major questions to answer before traveling to Athens to face Georgia. Auburn showed enough against Tennessee to make the loss hurt even more, but offensive inconsistency, problems up front and...

Auburn Football has a Byrum Brown problem, but it might not be the problem everyone thinks. Brown has thrown an interception in every Power Four game Auburn has played this season. His decision making has been inconsistent. He has missed throws, held the football too long at times and made mistakes that Auburn simply cannot afford in close SEC games. But there is another side to this conversation....

Auburn Football has plenty of problems coming out of the loss to Tennessee, but the defense should not be at the top of the list. The biggest questions continue to surround Auburn’s offense. Auburn scored only 14 points against Tennessee, and even that number does not completely explain how much the Tigers struggled. Xavier Atkins created a short field with an interception that helped set up seven...

Auburn Football has reached the bye week, and there is no avoiding the biggest question surrounding this team anymore: What is wrong with the offense? Five games into the season, Auburn continues to struggle to consistently produce points. For an offense led by Alex Golesh, that makes the situation even more frustrating. The offensive line has struggled, the running game has not consistently produ...

Auburn football has reached the bye week at 3 and 2, and Alex Golesh has two weeks to figure out what has gone wrong with an offense that simply has not been consistent enough through the first five games. The biggest question starts with Auburn’s offensive line. Auburn has struggled to consistently run the football, procedural mistakes have hurt drives, and protection issues have contributed to p...

Auburn Football has reached the bye week, and now the difficult questions have to be asked. Can this offense actually be fixed? Auburn’s offensive struggles against Tennessee were not isolated to one position. The offensive line has struggled. The running game has not become what was promised during the offseason. The play calling has been questioned. Byrum Brown has turned the football over too o...

Auburn Football had fourth and one against Tennessee with a chance to keep a critical drive alive. Byrum Brown had already shown he could hurt Tennessee with his legs, Auburn needed less than a yard, and instead the Tigers pitched the football backward and tried to beat an athletic Tennessee defense to the edge. It failed. That decision has become one of the biggest talking points coming out of Au...

Auburn Football just let another winnable SEC game get away. The Tigers fell 24 to 14 against Tennessee in a game where Auburn’s defense did enough to give the offense an opportunity to win. Auburn actually outgained Tennessee 345 to 323, but those numbers do not tell the entire story. For a large portion of the game, Auburn’s offense struggled to generate anything consistently. That brings the co...

Auburn Football had its chances in Knoxville, but penalties, missed tackles and an inability to stop Tennessee’s rushing attack ultimately proved too much to overcome in a 24 to 14 loss at Neyland Stadium. Alex Golesh did not run away from responsibility afterward. Auburn struggled badly to find an offensive rhythm during the first half, with seven false starts becoming one of the biggest stories...

Today’s show is brought to you in part by KALSHI! America’s #1 prediction market. Visit http://kalshi.com/r/Rapport to get your signup bonus today! Auburn football is staring at a game that could completely change the direction of the season. During a conversation on The Paul Finebaum Show on ESPN, the focus turns to Auburn’s upcoming SEC road matchup against Tennessee and just how important this...