It is officially Iron Bowl week. And so much more than bragging rights are on the line for this one.
For just the second time since the SEC split into divisions in 1992, the Iron Bowl is the de facto SEC West championship game, with Alabama (11-0 overall, 7-0 in the SEC) facing Auburn (9-2, 6-1) at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.
The other winner-take-all game was in 2013 — the “Kick Six” game.
If the heated rivalry and what’s at stake is somehow not intriguing enough for you, perhaps the actual matchup will be.