The concern Alabama fans had in the Iron Bowl was playing the matchup at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Nick Saban lost five times in 12 tries there as Alabama’s head coach, but he suffered only one defeat to the Tigers in Tuscaloosa (Ala.) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kalen DeBoer enters his first game against Auburn this weekend. Alabama needs chaos to happen to backdoor its way into the 12-team College Football Playoff, but it has to handle the Tigers first. Auburn is one win away from securing bowl-eligibility under Hugh Freeze for this season. A former Tide safety sees one way Auburn can leave Saban Field with an upset victory on Saturday.