ATHENS, Ga. -- On a day when Auburn was supposed to make the Iron Bowl great again by making it nationally relevant again, the Tigers dialed up a whole lot of nothing on offense and Georgia capitalized.
The Dawgs upset No. 9 Auburn with a defensive touchdown and two field goals in a 13-7 struggle between the hedges. The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry looked like something out of an early 1900's football playbook, but it will provide major shakeup in both the SEC and College Football Playoff picture.
For starters, Nick Saban should call his old buddy Kirby Smart and congratulate him because Alabama is headed back to Atlanta for the third straight year, as Auburn's loss officially eliminates the Tigers from Atlanta contention and clinches the trip for the Tide.