Xavier Atkins' 17.0 tackles for loss tied for SEC's best, as the LSU transfer declared Auburn 'home' following the Iron Bowl defeat.

Your look into the birth, and re-birth, of the Iron Bowl, the most passionate rivalry in college football that pits Alabama and Auburn at each others' throats every fall.

Coming into the game against the Oklahoma Sooners, if you told the Alabama Crimson Tide coaches they would outgain the Sooners by almost 200 yards, control the clock, and hold OU's offense to only 17 points,

Alabama and Auburn both enter the 2025 Iron Bowl with plenty on the line. The Crimson Tide (9-2, 6-1 SEC) needs a win to reach the SEC championship game and also to likely clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers (5-6, 1-6) are playing for bowl-eligibility, and also to ruin their arch-rival’s season.

It's almost time for one of the biggest college football rivalries in the country. Here's how Alabama football coaches are preparing for the matchup.

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Alabama football was without its top tight ends on Saturday against Eastern Illinois. The loss of Josh Cuevas didn’t have much impact on the 56-0 victory, but Cuevas’ absence could be crucial if he can’t return in time for next Saturday’s Iron Bowl at Auburn.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Auburn Tigers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide game, Saturday, Nov. 29.