Since then, both programs have enjoyed dominant stretches in the head-to-head series, the first of which was a six-game winning streak from Auburn from 2002-07. Alabama then reversed that when former head coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, going a combined 12-5 since 2007, with only one of those losses coming in Tuscaloosa.

Here is how Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer is viewing the Iron Bowl before facing Auburn for the first time.

Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer explained how he'll uphold Nick Saban's "Bama Standard" in the Iron Bowl rivalry against Auburn.

After Saturday night’s road loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, all the attention for the Alabama Crimson Tide is now solely focused on the rival Auburn Tigers, who are set to come to Tuscaloosa this upcoming Saturday for the latest edition of one of college football’s top rivalries, “The Iron Bowl.”