The Alabama Crimson Tide find themselves on the outside looking in of the College Football Playoff picture after last week's 24–3 upset loss to Oklahoma. At No. 13 in this week's CFP rankings, the Crimson Tide likely need a statement win over rival Auburn in today's Iron Bowl, and likely need some help on top of it as well.
Auburn has been disappointing this season at 5–6, with a 2–5 record in SEC play. The Tigers may be peaking at the right time, however, as they upset Texas A&M last week 43–41. During Saturday's edition of College GameDay, ESPN's Lee Corso said that he believes that Auburn is the hotter team and could pull off a second consecutive upset on Saturday afternoon.
