This Iron Bowl features 2 top defenses, not just 1

Alabama won the award last season, blocking for Heisman Trophy victor Derrick Henry, who rushed for a school-record 2,219 yards.

The Madison Academy product – who is 177 yards shy of joining Pettway in the 1,000-yard club – said his ankle is finally “on the brink” of being 100 percent, and he has performed well in the four games this season his backfield mate hasn’t recorded a carry, topping 90 yards in each. “He’s a big dude”.

Pettway is now second in the SEC with 1,106 rushing yards despite missing the past two games with a quad injury he suffered in the second half against Vanderbilt.

“He’s a big back”, Fitzpatrick said.

“Definitely look forward to that challenge”. “You can’t let him go north and south”. “When you get another 1,000 rusher back, that’s obviously a huge deal”. The Tigers now lead the Southeastern Conference in rushing (297.82 yards per game), sit fourth in the league in scoring (34.1 points per game) but the biggest turnaround under Lashlee’s play-calling has been the red zone efficiency.

But for a quarterback who hadn’t taken an offensive snap since September 3 and hadn’t started a game in almost a calendar year, Jeremy Johnson looked very solid against Alabama A&M.

“He’s got great vision and instincts as a runner”, Saban said. We saw what happened in Athens when Sean failed to tell the coaches just how hampered he was by his shoulder injury.

Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn announced he expects 6-foot-4, 240-pound running back Kamryn Pettway to be available for this weekend’s game after missing the past two weeks with a leg injury.

Malzahn said, officially, “Sean White is our quarterback”. Their defense is probably as good as any defense that we’ve played against all year long. JJ went on to pass for 147 yards and a touchdown and add 42 yards on the ground with two touchdowns in the 55-0 win over Alabama A&M he dedicated to his brother.

The Crimson Tide extended its win streak to 22 in a row with a win over Chattanooga last week and while it wasn’t pretty by any means Alabama remains in the driver seat as the lone undefeated team remaining in the country.

According to ESPN’s matchup predictor, which is based on its Football Power Index, Alabama wins the matchup between the two teams 81.9% of the time.

When Kamryn Pettway plays, even if he’s not at full strength, the effect he has on the game is felt by both teams.

“(He’s a) physical back, you know, plays downhill, but, I mean, nearly every back in the SEC is physical”, Jonathan Allen said Monday. So that’s something that we’re used to. “Those are the two questions that we’re going to answer this week in practice”.

The Crimson Tide also has a combined 40 sacks as a team this season, which ranks second behind only Florida State with 41.

“They’re all a little bit different, but all very effective in terms of their style and how they play”, Saban said.

“I don’t think I’ve seen that with my own eyes before”, Williams said. He can throw the football vertically downfield very well and he has really had good command of his offense. Throughout those practice sessions, Malzahn and the Auburn coaches are hoping to get an assessment on the physical condition of White.

This point won’t make much sense outside of the state, but anyone who is a fan of either team knows how big bragging rights are in this state. On the defense, Auburn football yields 216.8 yards in passing and 117.7 yards in rushing against their opponents.

No matter who Malzahn marches out Saturday, chances are the Tigers won’t be throwing the ball that much regardless. Alabama has 16 five stars, 44 four stars and 21 three star players.

This season, his first and only with the Tide, hasn’t been almost as productive on the stat sheet. He passed for 170 yards and a touchdown.

“I think it really starts with the health”, Malzahn said. “My name will be etched in stone”.