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Malachi Moore Ignites Fight in Iron Bowl

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nazario Pangallo | Last updated Nov 30, 2024 6:37 PM ET

During the third quarter of the 89th edition of the Iron Bowl , Auburn called a bubble screen to the left side of the formation. Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne threw it out to the left, but the pass was dropped.

That was just the beginning of the action.

Alabama safety Malachi Moore, who was being blocked on the play by an Auburn wide receiver, tussled with the receiver into the Tigers' sideline. Multiple Auburn players ran over, and a scuffle occurred.

Malachi Moore and DeVonta Smith both called for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties pic.twitter.com/NlZKplvpy8
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A plethora of Alabama players ran to the defense of their safety with Devonta Smith, Zabien Brown, and Jihaad Campbell all involved. Smith and Moore were assessed unsportsmanlike penalty calls from the incident.

This wasn't the only scuffle of the college football Saturday as Michigan and Ohio State battled each other post game after the Wolverine attempted to plant their flag on the the Buckeyes logo.

Rivalries are one of the best aspects of college football with some of the most notorious moments coming on rivalry weekend, but fights are one of the most dangerous aspects of rivalry games.

Luckily, nothing serious seemed to breakout and no one emerged with an injury from the Alabama versus Auburn event that took place during the third quarter.

Alabama is fighting for its playoff lives in the Iron Bowl as a win would move them to 9-3 and give them a shot to make the 12-team field. Auburn is hoping to just make a bowl game as they entered Saturday's contest at just 5-6.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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