Gus Malzahn has a problem he'll have to solve Saturday if Auburn's going to beat Alabama. The problem has a name. It's Jeremy Pruitt.
They've met four times with Malzahn as a head coach and Pruitt as a defensive coordinator.
The scoreboard: Pruitt 4, Malzahn 0.
It started at the conclusion of the 2013 season when Pruitt and Florida State slowed Malzahn and Auburn just enough to win the BCS Championship Game 34-31. It continued as Pruitt and Georgia beat Malzahn and Auburn 34-7 in 2014 and 20-13 in 2015.
It was no contest a year ago as Pruitt and Alabama controlled the Iron Bowl 30-12.