Alabama 7‑2, Auburn 5‑4: Iron Bowl Path, Nov. 9
Alabama and Auburn both won on Nov. 7, leaving three regular-season games apiece before the records are final. Alabama beat LSU 31-13 in Baton Rouge to reach 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the SEC. Auburn beat Arkansas 26-23 at Jordan-Hare Stadium and is 5-4, 3-4 in conference play. Their Nov. 28 meeting in Tuscaloosa remains in the Flex window, with no assigned kickoff time or television network.
Alabama finishes in Baton Rouge
LSU led 13-10 late in the third quarter. Alabama answered with a touchdown before the quarter ended and added two more in the fourth, scoring the game's final 21 points. Keelon Russell threw three touchdown passes. LSU gained 457 yards, but the Tide kept those yards from becoming enough points to win.
For the Iron Bowl, the useful question is how reliably Alabama can finish possessions on both sides of the ball. The LSU result strengthens its November position, but it does not remove the next road assignment. Alabama visits Vanderbilt in Nashville on Nov. 14 before returning home for Chattanooga and Auburn.
Auburn moves one win from six
Alex McPherson's 43-yard field goal with 33 seconds left decided the Arkansas game. Auburn had trailed 10-3 at halftime, then scored 23 points after the break. Byrum Brown accounted for three second-half touchdowns, and the Tigers answered Arkansas's late tying touchdown with the drive that set up the winning kick.
The win changes the arithmetic before Tuscaloosa. Auburn now needs one victory from Mississippi State, Samford and Alabama to reach six regular-season wins. If the Tigers lose both games before the Iron Bowl, they will arrive at 5-6 and need a road rivalry win to finish 6-6. A win in either of the next two games would settle the six-win question earlier. Those are possible paths, not predictions.
The remaining schedule
All times below are Central. Alabama's next game is away at Vanderbilt; Chattanooga and the Iron Bowl are home games. Auburn travels to Mississippi State, hosts Samford and then travels to Alabama.
| Date | Alabama (7-2, 5-2 SEC) | Auburn (5-4, 3-4 SEC) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 14 | at Vanderbilt, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network | at Mississippi State, 11 a.m., ESPN2 |
| Nov. 21 | Chattanooga, 1 p.m., SEC Network+ | Samford, 2:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 28 | Auburn, Flex, Tuscaloosa | at Alabama, Flex |
Mississippi State's schedule and the SEC television listing now show ESPN2 for Auburn's Nov. 14 visit. Vanderbilt's kickoff announcement and Alabama's schedule agree on 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network for the game in Nashville.
Iron Bowl time and TV are still pending
Both school schedules continue to list Nov. 28 as Flex. Alabama's fan guide gives 2:30 or 6:30 p.m. CT as possible slots and says the final selection is announced six to twelve days before kickoff. Neither possibility is a confirmed start time. The Iron Bowl time and TV tracker keeps that distinction clear.
The next two weekends will determine whether Auburn arrives with six wins already secured and whether Alabama reaches rivalry week without another loss. Until then, the Nov. 7 results are the latest completed chapter in the 2026 season watch.
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