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4 players to keep a close eye on during Saturday’s showdown

Related Topics: Jalen Hurts, Iron Bowl

As college football fans, we should all be thankful that Saturday brings us a winner-take-all Iron Bowl.

The emotions of the heated rivalry, combined with conference championship and national championship implications for both teams, go together like turkey and dressing (or turkey and stuffing).

Here are the offensive and defensive players to watch for each team in this season’s Iron Bowl.

JALEN HURTS, by Marvin Gentry/USA Today Sports

Alabama offense: QB Jalen Hurts

In critical situations, Hurts finds a way to make the play. We saw him do that against LSU, as he accounted for 227 of Alabama’s 299 total yards against the Tigers.