Tyler Booker explains why he's dreamed of playing at Auburn
Tyler Booker has 1 plan in mind, besides winning, when the Crimson Tide face rival Auburn on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
“I’ve been dreaming of playing there ever since I played college football video games. Every time I played at Auburn the eagle would fly through the stadium so I’m just excited to see that,” the Alabama offensive lineman said during The Next Round Live show on Monday.
.@iamtylerbooker might be the only Alabama player on the field when the eagle flies.
“I’ve been dreaming of playing there ever since I played college football video games. Every time I played at Auburn the eagle would fly through the stadium so I’m just excited to see that.”… pic.twitter.com/HJqiOKzHtX
— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) November 20, 2023
Booker learned unfortunately that he may not be on the field at that moment. The official War Eagle has been a fixture of Tigers home games since 2000, though the War Eagle association goes back more than a century.
“I’ll be poking my head out, trying to see,” Booker joked.
The rest of the time, Booker will try to help the Tide offense keep rolling. Alabama has a 9-game winning streak going with 40-plus points in each of the past 3 games. That includes a 66-10 blowout of Chattanooga last Saturday.
As for Auburn, the Tigers look to recover from a stunning 31-10 loss to New Mexico State last week. A perennial bottom feeder program, New Mexico State has emerged as a 9-3 squad this season, but that provides little consolation for an underperforming Auburn program at 6-5 overall.
The Tigers defense will need to get back on track and resemble more recent performances to have any shot against the Tide on Saturday. Auburn held its previous 3 SEC opponents to 15 or fewer points.