Alabama vs. Auburn score: Live game updates, Iron Bowl highlights, football stats, full coverage
AUBURN, Ala. -- No. 1 Alabama hosts rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl, a game that will resonate within the state for the next 365 days. All eyes will be on Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa -- the front-runner in the Heisman Trophy race. The sophomore has 31 touchdown passes and leads the nation in passer rating at 212.22. Auburn has struggled offensively due to issues along the offensive line, but QB Jarrett Stidham has the tangibles to make NFL scouts drool. He'll need an unusually strong performance from his big uglies against the Tide to replicate the success he had last year when he toppled the Tide and led the Tigers to the SEC West title. So far so good for Auburn at halftime as the Tigers have scored two touchdowns on the Tide, something neither LSU nor Mississippi State was able to do. Alabama does lead Auburn 17-14 at the break, but Auburn is nevertheless in the game at this point despite Stidham completing just 5-of-15 passes for 36 yards. A punt block that led t