Overview
- No. 10 Alabama (9-2) must win to reach the SEC championship and keep College Football Playoff hopes alive, while Auburn (5-6) can clinch a bowl berth and end the Tide’s playoff bid.
- Kickoff is Saturday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium on ABC.
- Auburn expects Ashton Daniels to be ready after sitting vs. Mercer to preserve his redshirt, and Alabama says it is preparing to face multiple Tigers quarterbacks.
- True freshman Deuce Knight jump-started Auburn’s offense with six touchdowns in his first start against Mercer as Derrick Nix handles playcalling following Hugh Freeze’s firing.
- Interim coach D.J. Durkin said transfer-portal contact toward Auburn players hit an “all-time high,” as Alabama prepares for Kalen DeBoer’s first Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare and assistants field outside job links.