If there is someone who knows the importance of winning the Iron Bowl, it’s former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban.
During his time in Tuscaloosa from 2007-23, Saban played numerous games in both Auburn and Tuscaloosa, seeing an extensive amount of success over both locations. Saban also has experience in some of the Iron Bowl’s biggest games, which include multiple with SEC and national title implications such as 2013, 2017, and more.
As part of ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday morning as well, Saban commented on the Iron Bowl, in particular the importance of the game, as well as the task ahead of Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer.
“There is a huge advantage for the home team in this game,” Saban said. “We were 7-1 when we played at Alabama, and we were like 5-4 when we played at Auburn. I think Kalen DeBoer has a huge job in front of him in terms of getting his players ready to play this game. They had College Football Playoff aspirations, and now that’s maybe not the case, but this game is really important to the people in the state of Alabama. When you’re born in Alabama, you have a birthright that you’re either going to be for Alabama, or you’re going to be for Auburn. You grow up that way with great passion, so this is a big game to a lot of people, and it’s a big game to the players.”
The latest edition of the Iron Bowl will kickoff Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
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