There’s some spice added because of the recruiting landscape. Hugh Freeze clearly made in-state prospects a priority by taking one look at the Tigers’ board for the 2025 class. Infusing home-grown talent who grew up in this madness as opposed to shopping on the national level will only add to the on-field scrap.

This year, for the first time in a long time, Alabama-Auburn simply doesn’t matter to the rest of the college football landscape anymore.

Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer will get his first taste of the legendary Iron Bowl rivalry Saturday, which he became honest about.