He made a statement nine months ago after winning the 2019 Iron Bowl, but it still rings in the mind of Alabama players and Crimson Tide fans as bulletin board material.
Gus Malzahn, Auburn’s head football coach, celebrated a 48-45 victory over Alabama by bringing the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy into Auburn Arena. He has been the state champion over Nick Saban for two of the last three years, and he reminded everyone back in February.
According to an article from Brandon Marcello of 247Sports, Malzahn told Tiger fans that the trophy ‘feels comfortable’ at Auburn and he plans on keeping it there for a long time.