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What they’re saying nationally about Auburn’s Iron Bowl win against Alabama - AL.com

In one of the wildest Iron Bowl’s in recent memory, Auburn held off Alabama for a 48-45 win to close out the regular season.

There was no division crown on the line, but the win put Auburn one step closer to a 10-win season while extinguishing Alabama’s College Football Playoff aspirations. Though the game may not have had some of the implications of other recent battles between the two in-state rivals, it still produced an instant classic at Jordan-Hare Stadium that people will talk about for some time.

Here’s a look at what’s being said across the country about Auburn’s wild win in the Iron Bowl:

-- Iron Bowl loss may portend new reality for Alabama (Sports Illustrated)

-- “Auburn and Alabama gave us a view into exactly what separates college football from every other sport” (ESPN)

-- Auburn sinks Alabama’s CFP hopes (ESPN)

-- Another failed field goal in the Iron Bowl wiped away the Tide’s playoff aspirations (AP)

-- A clever trick by Gus Malzahn shattered Alabama’s playoff dreams (Yahoo Sports)

-- Thanks to Auburn, the CFP will be played for the first time without Alabama (AP)

-- Auburn channeled the chaos in an instant classic (The Athletic)

-- Mac Jones threw two pick-sixes, and Auburn made Alabama pay (CBS Sports)

-- This was the most undisciplined game of the Nick Saban era, as Alabama was unprepared for Auburn (CBS Sports)

-- Auburn set to make key move in rankings (CBS Sports)

-- “Auburn has played like the better team for much of this season, albeit with fewer offensive fireworks against a far more difficult schedule” (USA Today)

-- Auburn made the plays when it mattered most, and Alabama did not (Bleacher Report)

-- Alabama has no excuses for Iron Bowl loss to Auburn, only next season to prepare for (Sporting News)

-- Auburn, Gus Malzahn seize control of Iron Bowl rivalry (AL.com)

-- “Alabama Factor” a total dud in disappointing Tide season (AL.com)

-- Actually, that Iron Bowl made perfect sense (Banner Society)

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

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