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- 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.

- Intel: I told rejects he wouldn't/shouldn't be a starter here.

- RB/LB: This is gonna get some flack but I think RB is one of the groups on this team that looks like a big time sec programs room.

- Against Florida, Auburn backs Jeremiah Cobb and Bryson Washington combined for 40 yards on 12 carries. Across the Baylor and Florida games, Auburn's backs totaled 120 yards on 30 attempts. Golesh said the second-half deficit pushed the offense toward chunk gains, especially in the fourth quarter; this explains that game's pass-heavy response, not a future rushing quota. - True freshman Wilson Zierer started at guard for Auburn against Florida and played the whole game, according to the report. This is an actual starting assignment and full-game workload after earlier line competition, not confirmation that Auburn has settled its permanent starting five or will make the additional changes the writer considers possible. - After the Florida loss, Golesh identified missing knockback on some third- and fourth-and-short plays and failures to set the perimeter edge, while saying Auburn was physical in other situations. These are specific run-blocking execution problems from that game, not an announced blocking-system change or an attribution of fault to an unnamed injured player.