Oklahoma has an advantage due to its schedule. The Sooners faced one of the toughest schedules in the country, ranking No. 12 according to ESPN's strength of schedule metric. They played against six teams that were ranked at the time of the matchups, winning five of those games for a record of 5-1.

Johni Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara each scored 15 points as No. 1 Auburn ran its winning streak to 14 games with a 98-70 home win over Oklahoma on Tuesday.

Alabama jumped out to an early lead Saturday but Auburn came storming back, leading to a wild Iron Bowl finish.

Alex Goelsh is leaving his job on the sidelines with the South Florida Bulls to take over the team after four consecutive losses this season and losing seven SEC matchups.

The Oklahoma volleyball team dropped a heartbreaking five-set match to Auburn in the second round of the Allstate SEC Volleyball Tournament,

The Auburn Tigers have come up just short too many times, including Saturday night against Alabama, for it to be a coincidence.

This article was originally published on flywareagle.com as Auburn's defense looks to copy Oklahoma in slowing down Alabama QB Ty Simpson. Ty Simpson stayed in Tuscaloosa and waited for his time to take over as the starting quarterback, first behind Bryce and Young and then Jalen Milroe.