No. 6 Alabama Crimson-Tide hosts No. 11 Tennessee Volunteeers Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban thinks the rivalry deserves far more attention than it gets. Both teams enter 5-1, with Alabama perfect in SEC play at 3-0 while Tennessee sits 2-1 in conference action.

Saban shared his thoughts on ESPN's College GameDay about the rivalry's importance .

“I actually think that having been in Alabama, everybody always talks about the Iron Bowl. But really, the big game for a lot of our fans and players was the Alabama-Tennessee game,” Saban said in a clip shared by The Pat McAfee Show on X. Expand Tweet

The seven-time national champion walked through the rivalry's history, going back decades.

“It goes way back, and the reason for that was

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