The Auburn Tigers have one of the most coveted job openings in the coaching carousel after firing head coach Hugh Freeze during his third season.

Iron Bowl 2025 is here, as SEC title and playoff hopeful Alabama hits the road looking to avoid a third loss against rival Auburn, hoping to simply become bowl

Auburn will be out to make history in the SEC's greatest rivalry on Saturday when the Tigers host No. 10 Alabama in a seismic showdown with far-reaching implications. Never in the Iron Bowl's expansive history has a top-10 Alabama team traveled to face an unranked Auburn team inside Jordan-Hare Stadium and lost.

Auburn football is in danger of becoming Nebraska. It needs an exorcism after this Iron Bowl. Two coaches with Alabama roots would be good fits.

This week's College Football 26 simulation predicts a 62-28 victory for Alabama in the Iron Bowl, which should that happen, would be the most points scored by the Crimson Tide in a single game in the rivalries' history ever.

The model has Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson passing for more than 290 yards and two touchdowns, while Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels throws for less than 165 yards and a score. The teams are projected to combine for 46 points as the Under clears in well over 50% of simulations.

Auburn needs an upset over Alabama to reach a bowl game, which also could spoil their rival's championship hopes.