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Football Starts Gameplanning for Rivalry Contest at Auburn

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team practiced in full pads for two hours outdoors on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for this weekend’s rivalry matchup with in-state foe Auburn.

The Tigers enter Saturday’s game with a 6-5 overall mark and have gone 2-5 mark in SEC action. Auburn took down Idaho, 56-34, last weekend to close out its non-conference slate and has continued to improve each week. Alabama and Auburn will square off for the 80th installment of the Iron Bowl on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT.