Two Games Today

#7 > Auburn Tigers 28, Alabama Crimson Tide 27 Nov. 26

Because it’s Christmas Day, OTA will give you two games on our Top Ten for 2010 list today. No. 7 on the list is one of three games that took places in the same weekend. If you’re a college football fan, you had a lot to be thankful for during Thanksgiving weekend.

Of course, if you’re an Auburn fan, you’ve had a lot to be thankful for this season just having Cam Newton as the quarterback for your team. But for the first 20+ minutes of the 2010 Iron Bowl, Newton seemed almost human against the arch-rival Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama QB Greg McElroy and the Tide offense looked invincible in the early going. With a great offensive gameplan and very much momentum, Alabama moved ball through the air and on the ground and were up 21-0 at the end of the first period.

Then the game changed on a seemingly harmless fumble. With the Tide up 24-0, last year’s Heisman winner Mark Ingram fumbled on a long run toward the endzone, which would likely have been too much for Auburn to overcome. The Tigers came back and Newton finally got his game going. A touchdown pass to Emory Blake got Auburn on the board and down only 24-7 at the half.

The Alabama defense looked good for a half, but that was about as long as they could keep Newton down. Auburn outscored Alabama 21-3 in the second half and a big hit took McElroy out of the contest when Alabama looked to be making a final game-winning comeback. Auburn hung on for a one-point win, which probably sealed the deal for the arrival of the Heisman Trophy in the state of Alabama for the second consecutive season.