It will be Kalen DeBoer’s first Iron Bowl, and Hugh Freeze’s first trip to Tuscaloosa with Auburn. The game is scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT and will be aired on ABC. Before the game begins, here are three questions for Alabama to answer during Saturday’s matchup.

The massive national stakes we've come to expect with the Iron Bowl are mostly gone this year. After losing to Oklahoma last week, No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will miss the College Football Playoff unless chaos unfolds around the sport.