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All eyes within the condition and many surrounding the land could become with Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday afternoon since Alabama as well as Auburn continue their particular rivalry for the 76th time.

Kickoff will be signed pertaining to 2:30 p.m. CBS will televise the 64th consecutive game in the series.

The safe bet with the Iron Bowl has won the final a couple national championships and may often be a componant again.

"I sense for instance all SEC coaches and teams plus rivalries are a lot like this," Crimson Tide linebacker Dont'a Hightower said. "You get all the power way up for the game, after which an individual acquire in which game, you proceed off of and possess so much vapor and that means you go off on the SEC shining then the national championship."

Alabama (10-1, 6-1) leads this complete series alongside Auburn (7-4, 4-3) with a 40-34-1 record. Auburn went 7-3 in opposition to Alabama recently 10 group meetings and also 11-9 inside a final 20.

Five in the previous tendencies online games inside series have been decided by seven points and also less, like the Tigers' 28-27 decision around 2010.

Auburn erased a 24-0 Alabama cause last year, draging heli-copter flight ideal comeback in school history.

For that 27th moment since 1980, at least one workforce will be rated inside the Associated Press Top twenty five stepping into that Iron Bowl. Neither group has been positioned around 1982, 1998 in addition to 2003.

Alabama is No. couple of inside recent AP poll and it is placed entering this Iron Bowl to the 38th time frame inside history.

The Crimson Tide is 26-11 contrary to the Tigers any time ranked while in the AP poll.

Auburn has been graded an overall of twenty six occasions around Iron Bowl history along with includes compiled a 19-8 record as soon as rated with that AP Top 25.

The maximum graded crew access a 41-10 record in the series considering that 1955.

Auburn head train Gene Chizik noted the exterminator dallas regarding keeping his or her staff on target intending into the game.

"Everybody has their role," Chizik said. "Some it can be a major role, several it's really a tiny role. That's coaches, which is players, that's trainers, which is managers.

"We need our whole football team, most people that is certainly incorporated into that circle, often be dedicated to exactly what their job is.

"Although there's many neat items taking place with (ESPN's College) GameDay staying right here and also merely this pageantry along with the enthusiasm from the game, I appreciate that that is certainly what causes it to become great, nevertheless when they get home of the morning proper right now individuals that are likely to result in precisely what goes on inside light lines, everyone of people has got to remain targeted everyday to finally reach Saturday."

Although the second-ranked Crimson Tide includes the particular Southeastern Conference's best your company attack, Chizik said the Tigers must prepare yourself pertaining to quarterback A.J. McCarron, that is averaging 201.5 yards passing for each adventure and has 13 touchdowns plus merely personal training interceptions.

"He's (McCarron) got a great feel for it (offense)," Chizik said. "They carry out such a wonderful position associated with this play-action passes returning from the operates exactly where he has good safeguard but it might exclusively be a three-man route, although he's planning to receive great protection that will take a seat with generally there plus loose time waiting for a guy to come open.

"They haven't so much given up many sacks. He hasn't thrown many interceptions. They run that golf ball well, consequently I assume they're protected seriously properly all the way all around with out question. I think this is exactly why he has been have lots of success, as well as they've managed this felony as well as workforce extremely well."

Alabama head coach Nick Saban will be 2-2 against Auburn, including 1-1 during Jordan-Hare Stadium.

"This is considered one of the most rivalries within institution football," Saban said.

"I undoubtedly possess a huge number of respect pertaining to Auburn and also his or her team and just what exactly they are in a position to accomplish this specific year.

"Some regarding the average person gamers that they have on their own staff usually are genuinely good. (Emory) Blake is a great receiver. They've obtained a couple of excellent running backs, (Michael) Dyer and (Onterio) McCalebb.

"They include improved upon because season offers progressed. They've acquired many person excellent online players on defense. They've happen to be very sound and sound on unique teams. This will be a big game. Our focus is actually on this game."