Alabama doesn’t play Auburn until November 26, but the Crimson Tide nearly fell at the hands of Auburn in Austin on Saturday afternoon.
Texas kicker Bert Auburn, that is.
With 1:29 remaining in the fourth quarter in a game that Alabama led by one, Auburn connected on a 49-yard field goal. Texas’s lead was short-lived, however, as reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young led the Crimson Tide on a nine-play, 61-yard drive that spanned 1:19 and ended with the game-winning field goal from Will Reichard.
Unsurprisingly, the internet all had the same joke. Bama escaped Auburn once this season… can they do it again during SEC play?
Bama: Looking forward to a normal football game. No weird stuff like what those Auburn freaks drag us into every single November
Texas: pic.twitter.com/0moMB0bHO9
— Jason Kirk (@thejasonkirk) September 10, 2022
The fact that Texas' kicker is named Auburn is one of those amazing jewels you'll only find in college football.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) September 10, 2022
BERT AUBURN, YOU COULD NOT WRITE THIS BETTER
— Alex McDaniel (@AlexMcDaniel) September 10, 2022
A man who looks like Carrot Top named Bert AUBURN just kicked a go-ahead FG to put Texas up on Bama and now I'm convinced we're living in a computer simulation.
— 💫🅰️♈️🆔 (@ADavidHaleJoint) September 10, 2022
Somebody reboot the simulation. Alabama getting a dagger in the heart from a dude named “Bert Auburn” is just too damn on the nose.
— National Champions HBTMFD (@dawgsports) September 10, 2022
So we’re heading for a potential game-winning field goal that would allow headline writers to all go with AUBURN BEATS ALABAMA?
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) September 10, 2022
I just *knew* that Auburn would help Texas get ready for its move to the SEC.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) September 10, 2022
Yeah, here come the "Auburn Beats Alabama" headlines
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) September 10, 2022
AUBURN TAKES THE LEAD AGAINST ALABAMA
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 10, 2022
