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Everything Auburn football coach Alex Golesh said ahead of the Vanderbilt game
- Ahead of the 2026 Vanderbilt game, Alex Golesh said Auburn has not settled its best five offensive linemen. The staff changed the guard combination and will keep evaluating the group to improve run blocking and protection; he did not announce a final starting unit.
- Golesh attributed Auburn's seven sacks allowed against Florida to four individual protection losses, two schematic situations that made Byrum Brown hold the ball, and one play where Brown held it trying to create. He described slides, chips and extra blockers as protection options, not a confirmed new package.
- Golesh counted 24 Auburn missed tackles for just over 120 yards and 11 explosive plays allowed against Florida. He attributed more than 90% of those missed tackles to defenders arriving late because of alignment and assignment problems, making pre-snap communication a specific correction priority.
- Joel Gordon remains Auburn's offensive playcaller. Golesh said he, Kodi Burns and Tyler Hudanick contribute to the plan and discuss adjustments between drives, while avoiding multiple voices in the quarterback's helmet during play calls.
- Auburn plans to keep mixing dropbacks and movement passes for Byrum Brown, changing launch angles so rushers cannot attack one fixed spot. Golesh said early runs, quick throws and movement throws are options for getting Brown into rhythm, not a newly fixed opening script.
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Paul Finebaum has actually been nice to Auburn
- LB: I’ve seen where a couple of college football analysts or whatever all seriously believe Buster Faulkner will end up being a head coach somewhere in a couple of years.
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- DB: I can't remember the last time we had good Safety play when it comes to defending the pass.
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