Alabama 24, Auburn 22 in four overtimes: Nick Saban said “we were fighting like I’ve never seen us fight all year long”
“After halftime, it just seemed like everybody was all in,” Nick Saban said. “We just came up short,” Bryan Harsin said.
Published Nov 27, 2021 to Nov 28, 2021.
Quotes
Alabama’s side
Nick Saban, Alabama head coach
After halftime, it just seemed like everybody was all in and we were fighting like I’ve never seen us fight all year long,
Auburn’s side
Bryan Harsin, Auburn head coach
I’m proud of our guys. I told them I was proud of their fight. ... Our guys played hard and put ourselves in a position to win the game. We just came up short.
Reports
It took a fourth-quarter rally from a double-digit deficit and four overtimes, but No. 3 Alabama defeated rival Auburn 24-22 on the road in the Iron Bowl to finish the regular season with an 11-1 record.
Auburn ran out the rest of the clock to go to the first overtime in Iron Bowl history.
Auburn had won with a Kick-Six (2013) and two pick-sixes (2019). Fans didn’t get to storm the field this time.
Kool-Aid McKinstry tipped away T.J. Finley’s pass in the final OT and Young hit Metchie just as he did in the previous one.
Associated Press, via WVTM
The Tide answered. Young hits John Metchie III for the two-point conversion to win the game.
Facts
- Final score, per NCAA.com
- Alabama 24, Auburn 22NCAA.com, Nov 27, 2021
- Overtimes, per NCAA.com
- fourNCAA.com, Nov 27, 2021
Sources
- NCAA.com, Nov 27, 2021
“No. 3 Alabama rallies to defeat Auburn in quadruple overtime”
- WVTM, Nov 27, 2021
“Alabama edges Auburn 24-22 in overtime thriller”
- NBC Sports, Nov 28, 2021
“No. 3 Alabama rallies late, survives four overtimes to beat Auburn”
- WSFA, Nov 28, 2021
“Auburn falls to No. 3 Alabama in 4OT in Iron Bowl”