Tony Barnhart likes how Hugh Freeze used the transfer portal

Tony Barnhart, "Mr. College Football," joined the Locked On Auburn Podcast to discuss the upcoming 2023 season.

Host Zac Blackerby asked Barnhart about his thoughts on the transfer portal.

Barnhart responded, "You know, coaches whine about the transfer portal. The fact of the matter is transfer portal is a great vehicle for coaches. Either you take a new job, and you've got to flip the roster, you can do it incredibly fast, or you have a bad year, and you need help at this position or that position. So I think on balance, you know, the coach doesn't like it when he loses a good player to somebody else. But if he needed a defensive back or he needed two wide receivers, so you can rebuild a roster a lot faster, which is why I think, you know, Auburn may have a chance to finish better than a lot of people think."

It's exciting to hear that Barnhart believes Auburn will return to national prowess sooner than later.

Barnhart believes the Tigers transfer additions could lead to Auburn having a better season than a lot of people are projecting.

Hugh Freeze might shock the college football world in his first season on the Plains.

SEC Media Days is being hosted this year in Nashville, Tennessee for the very first time.

Auburn Daily is here covering Media Days all week long. You can catch updates, quotes, predictions and more here on auburndaily.com.

More from SEC Media Days

Daily Wire's Jake Crain predicts Auburn to finish third in SEC West

Jayden Daniels shared his thoughts on playing in Jordan-Hare Stadium

Jake Crain believes Auburn football can be 'sneaky' under Hugh Freeze

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey discusses the elimination of divisions in future conference scheduling

College football expert 'doesn't see' eight wins on Auburn football's 2023 schedule

The Tigers kick off the 2023 season on September 2nd at home vs UMass at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Here's a look at the entire 2023 schedule:

Sept. 2nd vs UMass

Sept. 9th at California

Sept. 16th vs Samford

Sept. 23rd at Texas A&M

Sept. 30th vs Georgia

Oct. 14th at LSU

Oct. 21st vs Ole Miss

Oct. 28th vs Mississippi State

Nov. 4th at Vanderbilt

Nov. 11th at Arkansas

Nov. 18th vs New Mexico State

Nov. 25th vs Alabama

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