Auburn closes the title door on Boise State and TCU

The Tigers dodged a major bullet, erasing what was at one point a 24-0 deficit in the 28-27 win over Alabama, and kept their title hopes very much alive, while simultaneously breaking the hearts of those in Boise and Fort Worth as this could be the last big test for either Auburn or Oregon. The stirring comeback, one of the greatest in the tradition-rich history of the Iron Bowl, seemingly removes the final major obstacle in the Tigers’ path to the Championship.
Auburn should be able to handle their business in the SEC championship game against South Carolina. "Should" is the operative word here, though; the Gamecocks took a 27-21 lead into the fourth quarter on the road in late September, but turned the ball over four times in the fourth quarter as the Tigers mounted one of their eight fourth-quarter comebacks. Certainly Auburn will be favored, possibly heavily, in the conference title game but, as Alabama showed today, the Tigers are far from invincible