TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- In the end, it all appeared to go as planned. Tua Tagovailoa scored sparkling touchdowns to extend his lead in the Heisman Trophy race and the defense proved to be a stone wall when it mattered most, as Alabama went on to beat Auburn by the mile-wide margin of 52-21 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa.
This was what everyone had come to expect. Dominance. Perfection. A well-oiled machine with a star quarterback and a defense that constricts like a snake. By the end of the night, the Crimson Tide had gone wire-to-wire, from the preseason all the way through the regular season, as the No.