Iron Bowl 2024. The iron bowl has arrived. The iron bowl, one of the most fiercely contested college football rivalries, annually pits the auburn university tigers against the university of alabama crimson tide.
Alabama needs some madness this weekend to crack the college football playoff. The iron bowl โ so named because it was initially played in birmingham, a city known for its steel industry โ originated in 1893 when auburn and alabama first faced off on.