Bleacher Report: Auburn Football: Iron Bowl, NCAA Ruling on Cam Newton Gives Tigers Momentum
It's been quite a week for the Auburn football program. As Thanksgiving approached, a showdown with bitter rival Alabama awaited. 'Bama had a 20-game home winning streak. They and their fans were extremely hungry to knock off the last undefeated team in the SEC. They had Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, Greg McElroy, and a Nick Saban/Kirby Smart-coached defense ready to shut down Auburn's fancy spread offense. For a quarter, Alabama absolutely dominated. They physically manhandled the Tigers in the trenches, scoring at will and not even allowing a first down on defense. Then, things began to change. A fumble forced ...