Kevin Scarbinsky
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My Iron Bowl prediction: Defense, defense and more defense
Defense is the reason Alabama's chasing another title and Auburn's turned last year's frown upside down. The difference in a defensive struggle: Jalen Hurts. → Read More
Auburn's Kevin Steele is 60 hard minutes away from the Broyles Award
No assistant in college football has led a greater turnaround than the Auburn defensive coordinator, but the SEC's best offense awaits in the Iron Bowl. → Read More
All Jalen Hurts has to do now is play like Nick Marshall
Alabama's special freshman quarterback bears more than a running and passing resemblance to the former Auburn starter who lit up the Iron Bowl twice. → Read More
Gus Malzahn has something to prove against Jeremy Pruitt
As the Auburn head coach, Malzahn is 0-3 against teams that had Pruitt as defensive coordinator, and the stats favor Pruitt and his defenses, too. → Read More
The SEC in 2016: Roll Tide or roll over
The gap between Alabama and the rest of the once-dominant SEC is wider than it's been since Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa. Everyone else keeps falling back. → Read More
Ugly loss at Georgia shows Auburn has no prayer to prevent what's coming at Alabama
If the wounded Tigers couldn't handle Kirby Smart's first batch of Bulldogs, how are they going to deal with Smart's mentor Nick Saban and his machine? → Read More
Expect UAB hoops to lead Alabama and Auburn into the postseason together
The last time all three programs played past their conference tournaments in the same season, it was 2003. It should happen again this season. → Read More
It was a very big day in Alabama basketball history
Recruiting stars don't guarantee NCAA trips, but landing five-star guards Collin Sexton and John Petty shows good things are happening under Avery Johnson. → Read More
If Gus Malzahn has a nemesis, it's not Kirby Smart
One look back at the 2013 and 2014 Iron Bowls will tell you that Malzahn's offense has enjoyed plenty of success against Smart's defense. → Read More
Can a Georgia freshman QB end Auburn's title run? Wouldn't be the first time
Does Jacob Eason = Matthew Stafford 2.0? Stafford ended Auburn's outside shot at a title 10 years ago. Eason gets his chance to do the same Saturday. → Read More
Sorry, Wall Street Journal, but nobody in the SEC is rolling over for Alabama
A laughable assertion by the Journal would come as news to the SEC programs that have beaten the Crimson Tide and the ones that keep trying to make it happen. → Read More
AL.com All-Access: Former Bammer Kirby Smart can spoil the Iron Bowl
If Auburn beats Georgia, we're headed toward another epic Iron Bowl. If Georgia beats Auburn, Kirby Smart will get a signature win as the UGa head coach. → Read More
Alabama overshadows LSU again in the Valley of Death
The streak that started with a shutout extended to six with another blanking. Alabama 10, LSU 0 was more of the same, the Tide taking away all hope terribly late. → Read More
AL.com All-Access: Running backs don't beat Alabama; quarterbacks do
Unless Leonard Fournette has the game of his life, LSU's best shot is for Danny Etling to have a Stephen Garcia moment Saturday in Death Valley. → Read More
One key thing to notice about Gus Malzahn's Auburn tenure
For the third time in the last four years, his Tigers enter November as conference and national title contenders. Not many other coaches can say the same. → Read More
Nick Saban holds LSU's future in his hands again
If Alabama loses to LSU, it wouldn't be the worst thing for the Tide, and it could be a good thing. It could help Ed Orgeron stay as the LSU head coach. → Read More
A lesser team than Auburn would've lost this game
The Tigers stamped themselves an SEC contender and national darkhorse by coming from behind in the second half and pulling away from Ole Miss 40-29. → Read More
Talk smack at Alabama, get smacked down by Alabama
LSU safety Dwayne Thomas said he sees the Tigers "dominating Alabama." That would be a neat trick for a team that's lost five straight to the Crimson Tide. → Read More
AL.com All-Access: How do you like Auburn DC Kevin Steele now?
Steele's leading an Auburn defense that's second in the SEC in scoring and third in the nation. First time the Tigers have played Auburn defense since the Tuberville era. → Read More
Why Alabama's Jonathan Allen should be a Heisman candidate
The senior defensive end may be the best player on the best team in college football. That Superman sack against Texas A&M sure looked like a Heisman moment. → Read More