Before coaching, Nix was a legend in college football as a player, earning Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors at Southern Miss in 1998, rushing for 1,180 yards and nine touchdowns. Although talented enough to make it to the NFL, health issues stemming from kidney disease forced Nix to cut his playing career short and move into coaching.

The Auburn Tigers hosted the Alabama Crimson Tide in a Week 14 college football game. Check out scores and highlights from the Crimson Tide win:

The Iron Bowl is renewed Saturday when Alabama travels to Auburn for a high stakes matchup. Following are live updates from the game.

Alabama football beat Auburn at the Iron Bowl to earn a berth in the SEC Championship Game and keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive.

Auburn’s offense wasn’t terrible against Alabama, but it made too many mistakes to beat a team of the Crimson Tide’s caliber. The Tigers outgained Alabama 411-280, but the offense’s two turnovers were the difference in the game.

That's not to say that Williams won't take a major step forward in 2026, and Alabama does have Lotzeir Brooks, Derek Meadows and Rico Scott in tow for next season, as well. Heck, the Crimson Tide also landed Cederian Morgan on early national signing day.

Thanks to a unique broadcasting combination, Indiana and Kentucky fans had the opportunity to get some special insight into the sport. Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale teamed up on the call, previewing a broadcast booth that will call one of this year’s First Four matchups for CBS and TNT.

Auburn joins six other SEC schools in the rankings, as Vanderbilt, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia were all listed in this week’s top 25 poll. Coming up next, the Tigers will get another shot at taking down a top-ranked team as they travel up north to face No. 6 Purdue.