The massive stakes for the national college football scene that we've come to expect with the Iron Bowl are mostly gone this year. After losing to Oklahoma last week, No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will miss the College Football Playoff unless chaos unfolds around the sport this weekend.

Kalen DeBoer has faced his fair amount of challenges in his first year as the Crimson Tide’s head coach. Keeping the team together after the retirement of Nick Saban. Maintaining the standard set by his predecessor.