The Auburn Tigers' new era under Alex Golesh is barely underway, but many fans are writing it off because of the transfer portal losses of former WR1 Cam Coleman and ex-QB1-in-waiting Deuce Knight. Coleman is now set to be Arch Manning's top target, or 1A target to Ryan Wingo, on the Texas Longhorns. Knight committed to Pete Golding's Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss tried to flip DJ Lagway from the Baylor Bears but failed, and they also tried to bring Trinidad Chambliss back but failed. It's unclear if Knight will end up as QB1.
Cole Cubelic has no interest in the narrative that Golesh lost irreplaceable talents in the slightest.