Live blog: Iron Bowl – Auburn at No. 2 Alabama

We are live from Bryant-Denny Stadium for the 77th Iron Bowl between Auburn (3-8, 0-7 SEC) and No. 2 Alabama (10-1, 6-1).

Final: No. 2 Alabama 49 Auburn 0

End of Third Quarter: No. 2 Alabama 49 Auburn 0

9:03 left – McCarron throws a deep ball for Norwood 38 yards. McCarron has 4 TDs, Norwood with 2 TDs. 49-0.

Halftime: No. 2 Alabama 42 Auburn 0

0:31 left – McCarron connects with Amari Cooper for a 29-yard TD as several Auburn defenders missed tackles. 42-0

4:43 left – Lacy scores on a 1-yard run for his second TD of the game. 35-0.

8:39 left – McCarron hits Norwood for 7-yard TD. 28-0.

9:58 left – On third-and-eight from the AU 38, Jonathan Wallace is intercepted by Robert Lester on a tipped ball. Lester returns it 31 yards to Auburn 29.

12:38 left – AJ McCarron hits Amari Cooper on a 37-yard deep pass. 21-0.

End of First Quarter: No. 2 Alabama 14 Auburn 0
Total yards: 107-39 Alabama
Pass yds: 73-33 Alabama
Rush yds: 34-6 Alabama

Auburn coverts on two third-and-long passes from Jonathan Wallace to Emory Blake but the drive stalls at the Alabama 41.

5:01 left – T.J. Yeldon scores on a 2-yard run to cap a 10-play 61-yard drive for Alabama. 14-0. Total yards are 107-2 Alabama.

11:07 left – Eddie Lacy scores on a 2-yard touchdown run to cap a 10-play 75-yard drive for Alabama. Auburn had two costly penalties on the drive; a 15-yard personal foul after a 20-yard pass which brought Alabama from own 44 to AU 21, then a pass interference call on third-and-five from the 16.

Pregame news:

Left tackle Greg Robinson returned to Auburn’s starting lineup. A shakeup on the offensive line last week led to Robinson, who started the first 10 games of the season, being replaced by Chad Slade as Christian Westerman make his debut at left guard.
Auburn’s starting offensive line is its consistent lineup of Robinson, left guard John Sullen, center Reese Dismukes, Slade and right tackle Patrick Miller.

Ryan Smith made his second start at free safety in place of Demetruce McNeal.  McNeal, he second-leading tackler (90) for the Tigers, started seven straight games before he was replaced by Trent Fisher last week.

Defensive end Corey Lemonier was out of the starting lineup for the third straight week. Lemonier, a junior, said he will decide whether he’ll forgo his senior season for the NFL Draft based on his performance. He has 29 tackles and 5.5 sacks.

Pregame notes:
The game will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT and will be televised on CBS with Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson on the call
Alabama leads the series 41-34-1 but Auburn has a 7-1 advantage in games in Tuscaloosa
Auburn coach Gene Chizik is 38-37 as a head coach including 33-18 at Auburn
Chizik is 1-2 vs Alabama
Alabama coach Nick Saban is 166-72-1 as a head coach including 60-13 at Alabama
Saban is 5-5 vs Auburn including 3-2 while at Alabama
Auburn has 13 seniors playing in their final games for the Tigers