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Auburn unveiled a Vegas-worthy magic show of formations, gadgets and explosive plays, but Alabama performed a great escape of its own in Friday's Iron Bowl.

Alabama just made the Iron Bowl a 1-point game. Leigh Tiffin kicked a 31-yard field goal to cut Auburn's lead to 21-20 with 24 seconds left in the third quarter.

2 ALABAMA 11:21 a.m. Saturday Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa TV: SEC Network So there isn't much to tell you about this one that you probably don't already know.

If there's a 6-foot-5, 355-pound mammoth of a man walking the halls of the Auburn Athletic Complex these days, Ryan Pugh has yet to see him.

When: 11:21 a.m. today Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa Records: Alabama ; Tennessee-Chattanooga Line: Unavailable On the air: TV - SEC Network Radio -- WXFX-FM 95.1 FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY KEY MATCHUP Alabama S Mark Barron vs.

Toss a dart at any position on No. 2 Alabama's defense, and chances are you'll hit a candidate for a national or SEC honor.

Saturday will be the final game at Bryant-Denny Stadium for Javier Arenas and Alabama's other seniors .

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Tim Tebow tied the Southeastern Conference touchdown record and No.

The problem with Mark Barron is that he's athA letic and versatile. And that's a problem? It seemed to be last seaA son for Nick Saban.

No. 2 Alabama's sophomore free safety is settling into his relatively new position quite nicely after playing offense until his senior year in high school and backing up All-American Rashad Johnson last season.

Mark Barron made his fifth and six interceptions of the season, most in the Southeastern Conference, and helped the Crimson Tide smother the Bulldogs.

TUSCALOOSA -- He was a highly regarded tailback who played some at linebacker as a senior at Mobile's St.

Greg McElroy and Mark Ingram accounted for four touchdowns Saturday, leading second-ranked Alabama to a 31-3 SEC rout of Mississippi State.

Johnson reached in and swatted away three passes in the end zone Saturday to push No.

Sophomore strong safety Mark Barron took the SEC interceptions leads Saturday night with two picks.

In likely its last significant hurdle to an undefeated regular season, No. 4 TCU scored three touchdowns in a 2 1/2-minute span early in the second quarter and beat No.

So much for a letdown. Greg McElroy threw two passes for long touchdowns, Mark Ingram had touchdown runs of 70 and 2 yards and the defense dominated Saturday night.

Saturday features a matchup of two of the top eight running backs in the country, average-wise. State's Anthony Dixon will be going up against Alabama's Mark Ingram, who is averaging 127.6 yards per game and inserting himself into the Heisman conversation.

With the SEC West already won and a date with the defending national champion Florida Gators in the SEC Championship Game already set, the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide invade Starkville this week for a conference showdown with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Hit for hit, drive for drive, this game was one of the toughest games played at Bryant Denny since the 2007 Bama-LSU match up.