Nate Oats, Bruce Pearl hope Alabama, Auburn fans root for SEC
There will be two games Saturday in Legacy Arena, one involving Auburn and one involving Alabama. But combined as a single ticketed event, the seco...
There will be two games Saturday in Legacy Arena, one involving Auburn and one involving Alabama. But combined as a single ticketed event, the second round games of the NCAA tournament will draw fans from both rivals school to Birmingham. The Midwest region's No. 9 seed Auburn will meet No. 1 seed Houston at 6:10 p.m. CT, followed by the South region's No. 1 seed Alabama against No. 8 seed Maryland at 8:40 p.m. CT. Maryland coach Kevin Willard hopes Auburn fans will stay to root against Alabama in the nightcap, while Houston coach Kelvin Sampson gave a 'Roll Tide' when asked for his message to Alabama fans arriving early for the Auburn game.