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Nov 26, 2022; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Deontae Lawson (32) tackles Auburn Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter (27) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 49-27. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports
The Alabama Crimson Tide will be seeking their fifth straight win in the Iron Bowl rivalry against the Auburn Tigers Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
On Monday, ESPN announced its Week 14 broadcast/commentator assignments. The team of Sean McDonough (play-by-play) and Greg McElroy (analyst) will have call of Alabama vs. Auburn. Molly McGrath will handle sideline reporting duties.
Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT. Alabama-Auburn will be televised on ABC, the first Iron Bowl to air on ABC in 30 years.
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It will mark the second time this season that the duo of McDonough and McElroy have called an Alabama game. The crew called the Crimson Tide’s 24-17 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers in the ‘Third Saturday in October’ rivalry earlier this year in Knoxville.
McDonough has provided his share of thrilling calls on Alabama games over the years. As the voice of the four-team College Football Playoff on ESPN Radio, he had the national radio call of Alabama’s 26-23 overtime victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 College Football Playoff Championship.
McElroy was Alabama’s starting quarterback in 2009 and 2010, guiding the Tide to a perfect 14-0 season and the national championship in the Rose Bowl against Texas.
Alabama (8-3) fell six spots to No. 13 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll following an ugly 24-3 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners over the weekend. Auburn (5-6) defeated the Texas A&M Aggies, 43-41, in 4OT at Jordan-Hare Stadium last Saturday.
Alabama defeated Auburn, 27-24, in last year’s Iron Bowl at…
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Publish date : 2024-11-26 00:38:00
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