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The massive national stakes we’ve come to expect with the Iron Bowl are mostly gone this year. After losing to Oklahoma last week, No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will miss the College Football Playoff unless chaos unfolds around the sport. Auburn (5-6, 2-5) has disappointed throughout the season and is just playing for bowl eligibility at this point.
The game might be lacking on a national scale, but that doesn’t diminish the importance for both coaches.
First-year coach Kalen DeBoer has already overseen the worst Alabama team since 2010 and really can’t afford an Iron Bowl loss to a six-loss Auburn team when it comes to fan buy-in and recruiting momentum. Second-year Auburn coach Hugh Freeze was largely hired for his ability to beat Nick Saban — a feat he accomplished twice while at Ole Miss. While he can’t do that again, he’d earn a lot of goodwill with a road Iron Bowl victory ahead of what is shaping into a critical third season for him on the Plains.
It will be hard to beat last year’s thrilling fourth-and-31 touchdown finish, but this game has a way of delivering even when the nation’s gaze is elsewhere.
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Publish date : 2024-11-28 18:08:00
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