Photo: USA Today
By Greg Ostendorf
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. – There are rivalries in college football. And there’s the Iron Bowl. This Saturday will mark the 82nd time Alabama and Auburn have clashed, and this year’s edition features a top-10 match-up where the winner will advance to Atlanta for the SEC championship game. The stakes don’t get much bigger than that.
But the stakes are big every year. It's the Iron Bowl. Just ask any person who grew up or currently lives in the state of Alabama.
It’s no different for the players who grew up in the state.