For No. 10 Alabama, the stakes for Saturday's Iron Bowl vs. Auburn are clear.

If the Crimson Tide (9-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) beat the rival Tigers on the road, they will clinch a berth in the SEC championship game the following week in Atlanta and likely lock up a College Football Playoff berth.

If they lose, the SEC title game is out the window, as is the CFP for the second time in as many seasons under coach Kalen DeBoer.

"Onto the Iron Bowl, I know what that means to the state here. Huge deal for us as well," DeBoer said. "It's a big game for a lot of reasons. We just focus on what it is, and it's our big rivalry game. It's an SEC game on the road. It'll be an awesome environment, just blessed to be a part of it."

DeBoer passed his first Iron Bowl test last year, coming away

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