AUBURN — DJ Durkin had one final chance to make his case for becoming the 33rd head coach in Auburn football history, but it wasn't enough.

Auburn lost another one-score game to another ranked opponent, falling 27-20 to No. 10 Alabama in the Iron Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 29, at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers did what they've done all season, mounting a comeback and coming close, but not doing enough to win.

The would-be feather in Durkin's ball cap never came to be, but imagine it. Had Auburn found the answers to come out on top, it would've avoided a losing season. It would've punched its ticket to a bowl game. And Durkin, well, he would've become the first Auburn coach in six seasons to beat the Crimson Tide.

Certainly that's a fitting sales pitch, both for Durkin and athlet

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