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SAM at AUB

Sat, Nov 21, 3:30 PM · SECN+ · Jordan–Hare Stadium

FCS night, SECN+. Two-deep and health week — the Iron Bowl is six days later.

No betting lines on this desk.

Kick weather

58°F

FCS night on the Plains · lo 38°F

20% precip

Window

SECN+

2:30 p.m. CT SECN+. FCS guest the week before the Iron Bowl.

Two-deep. Don't get anyone hurt.

Unit matchups

Quarterback

AUB 8 · 3 SAM

A night for Ti'a and Hewlett if Brown is already on schedule.

Offensive line

AUB 7 · 3 SAM

Don't leave points. Don't leave bodies.

Skill

AUB 7 · 3 SAM

Backups get live reps. Iron Bowl is six days later.

Front seven

AUB 8 · 3 SAM

Atkins should sit the fourth. Hunt, then rest.

Secondary

AUB 7 · 3 SAM

Young corners vs a real script.

Special teams

AUB 8 · 3 SAM

Coverage units. Don't gift an FCS return the week of Alabama.

Availability

No official availability report yet. The SEC posts it before kickoff; the desk lists only names from that report.

    What the tape says

    • Nobody extra gets hurt. That's the whole week.
    • Two-deep snaps before the fourth.
    • No FCS special-teams gift.
    • Atkins' snap count. Save him for Bryant–Denny.

    History

    • FCS guest the week before the Iron Bowl. These are supposed to be quiet 40-point nights.
    • John Grass's Samford side is a paycheck game in November.
    • The useful history is internal: how the two-deep looked the week before Alabama.

    Roster advantage · vs Samford

    AUB holds the two-deep

    Starter-vs-starter grades for John Grass's Samford.

    Net grade

    +37

    8 AUB · 0 even · 0 SAM

    QB

    AUB edge

    Byrum Brown

    AUB 8

    vs

    FCS starter

    3 SAM

    Get Brown out if the game is over. Iron Bowl is next.

    RB

    AUB edge

    Jeremiah Cobb

    AUB 8

    vs

    Samford committee

    3 SAM

    A night for Mabson and Davenport.

    WR

    AUB edge

    Keshaun Singleton

    AUB 7

    vs

    Samford corners

    3 SAM

    Mismatch. The useful tape is the two-deep.

    OL

    AUB edge

    Stanton Ramil

    AUB 7

    vs

    FCS front

    3 SAM

    Don't get anyone dinged.

    EDGE

    AUB edge

    Nate Johnson

    AUB 8

    vs

    Samford tackles

    3 SAM

    Hunt, then sit.

    DL

    AUB edge

    Cody Sigler

    AUB 7

    vs

    FCS interior

    3 SAM

    A light box is a choice, not a necessity.

    LB

    AUB edge

    Xavier Atkins

    AUB 9

    vs

    Samford skill

    3 SAM

    Limit the snaps. Alabama is six days later.

    DB

    AUB edge

    Champ Anthony

    AUB 7

    vs

    Samford WR

    3 SAM

    Young corners. Tackling.