Alabama football fans well remember what happened in the 2017 Iron Bowl to an injury-weakened Crimson Tide defense. Kerryon Johnson rushed for 104 yards. Jarrett Stidham completed 22-of-28 passes for 237 yards. Stidham also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Tide linebackers Mack Wilson and Christian Miller, who played last year at far less than 100 percent will look to correct last season’s defensive problems. Fortunately this season, only one current starter is banged up for the Auburn game. Unfortunately, that one player is the leader of the Tide secondary, Deionte Thompson. The other haunting memory from last season’s game is Auburn receiver, Ryan Davis catching 11 passes for 139 yards.