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Welcome to free agency at Auburn and across college football

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An NFL team negotiates with six or seven players at a time; Auburn has 60 roster players renegotiating at once.

1. The Auburn Undercover Podcast, recorded the Thursday before Christmas, centers on pre-portal free agency in college football ahead of the single transfer window opening January 2. 2. Hosts Nathan King and Jason Caldwell cover Auburn for the 24/7 Sports network and present the show with AU Club. 3. Their thesis is that college football is now "year after year renegotiating free agency," with Auburn's roster of about 60 players all negotiating at once. 4. They review the staff hires of Larry Porter, a returning running backs coach who was tight ends coach from 2017 to 2020, and Larry Scott, a sitting Howard head coach hired a day or two after his season ended. 5. They describe Alex Golesh's staff as a mix of USF carryovers such as Cody Burns, SEC veterans such as Tim Banks and Coleman Hutzler, and young coaches such as Marcus Van Dyke. 6. They discuss reported potential losses of Jay Crawford and Malik Blockton, and note that Xavier Atkins announced on social media he is staying, while Cam Coleman and Deuce Knight are described as massive priorities. 7. Caldwell estimates the budget at about the $30 million range and says paying everyone $1.5 million "doesn't last very long," while schools such as Kansas, Iowa State, Maryland and Purdue now have money to target a team's second and third options. 8. They cite Missouri losing its quarterback and three of its top four receivers, and TCU's Josh Hoover (3,500 yards, 29 touchdowns) entering the portal, as examples of turnover, and Caldwell proposes a spring-free calendar with May portal signings and summer OTAs. 9. In the basketball segment, they cover Steven Pearl's comments on possibly adding a Juco or grad transfer after Mecco Forum's season-ending medical issue, with all 13 scholarships filled, and preview the Saturday 5:30 p.m. Central game at Purdue on Peacock. 10. Suited to Auburn fans tracking the transfer portal, NIL economics and basketball.

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