TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It has that feel of a showdown, worthy of an old-style poster promotion.
When Alabama visits Georgia on Saturday afternoon, the year of the running back in the Southeastern Conference will see its first marquee matchup. Although it’ll really be the offenses squaring off against two physically imposing defenses, Derrick Henry vs. Nick Chubb is what all the talk will be about.
This is like college football’s version of the golden era of heavyweight boxing, when names likes Ali, Frazier, Norton, Spinks, Holmes and Foreman were not just dominating, but competing for headlines in the 1970s.