Here's what the Crimson Tide's athletics director had to say about the SEC's move to a nine-game conference football schedule.

Alabama currently holds a five-game win streak against Auburn, last falling to the Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2019. Alabama holds a 51-37-1 advantage over Auburn, per Winsipedia. Known as the "Third Saturday in October," Alabama has not missed its yearly date against Tennessee since 1928.

The SEC's switch from eight conference games to nine, allows schools to have three annual rivals that play every year.