Scarbo Knows with Kevin Scarbinsky

Losing to Oklahoma at home was bad for Alabama. Gifting the Sooners three turnovers and a botched field goal in a 23-21 defeat was worse. But the worst thing of all for Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide? They put themselves in the worst possible position because they put their playoff hopes on the line in the Iron Bowl in Auburn. As Nick Saban said, "That place is haunted, man." Kevin Sc...

In the span of three days, Alabama will play host to two of the biggest games in the country in two different sports. The No. 8 Alabama basketball team will meet No. 2 Purdue, and the No. 4 Alabama football team will tangle with No. 11 Oklahoma. Which raises a question: Could Alabama win the national championship in both sports this season? Kevin Scarbinsky tells you why it could happen in the lat...

In its first game after firing Hugh Freeze, Auburn lost again, this time 45-38 at Vanderbilt in overtime, but the offense showed a pulse and the fan base embraced interim coach DJ Durkin for the passion he displayed in his postgame presser. Is he a legitimate candidate to get the full-time head coaching position on the Plains? Should he be? Or would Auburn be making another big mistake? Kevin Scar...

Everyone's talking about LSU and Auburn, two football programs in turmoil in search of new head coaches. No one's talking about Alabama, which has quietly put itself in SEC and national championship contention. In his second year with the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer deserves credit for making the post-Nick Saban transition as smooth as possible. Kevin Scarbinsky compares and contrasts the...

The inevitable end of the Hugh Freeze error at Auburn came Sunday after the most humiliating of his 19 losses with the Tigers. Changing quarterbacks and failing to score a touchdown at home against Kentucky underscored the point that the game has passed Freeze by. After Freeze and Bryan Harsin, can Auburn get a football hire right for once? Kevin Scarbinsky has deep thoughts on the dilemma on the...

When the SEC says "It Just Means More," this is what it means: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry holding a press conference about SNAP benefits and veering wildly off the road into something his state's residents really care about: LSU football and who's going to be the next coach after Brian Kelly got fired. Landry ripped LSU AD Scott Woodward and super agent Jimmy Sexton. He got som...

LSU fired Brian Kelly on Sunday after a dismal beatdown by Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium. Kelly is the third SEC football coach to be dismissed before Halloween, joining Arkansas's Sam Pittman and Florida's Billy Napier in the buyout checkout line. Is Auburn's Hugh Freeze next? Kevin Scarbinsky breaks down the wild SEC coaching carousel on the latest episode of Scarbo Knows. Suppor...

The last team an Auburn football coach on the hot seat wants to see is Arkansas. Especially when that Arkansas team is coached by Auburn nemesis Bobby Petrino. Welcome to Hugh Freeze's potential nightmare in Fayetteville. ‪ Kevin Scarbinsky details the history between Petrino and Auburn and dissects the matchup between two coaches trying to keep their jobs on the latest episode of Scarbo Know...

The more Alabama looks like a national championship contender, the more Auburn looks like a program headed for a coaching change. It wouldn't be the first time these rivals have lived at the opposite ends of the college football spectrum. ‪ Kevin Scarbinsky takes a hard look at what Auburn should do about Hugh Freeze on the latest episode of Scarbo Knows. Support the show

The Third Saturday in October isn't getting the national love it deserves. Alabama vs. Tennessee remains one of the elite rivalries in college football, and this is a crossroads game for both teams, who still have SEC and national title aspirations. Can Alabama stay undefeated at home under Kalen DeBoer? Can Tennessee get its first win in Tuscaloosa since 2003? This is a cigar game, and Kevin...

Trent Dilfer and Hugh Freeze were hired within days of each other three years ago to coach very different Football Bowl Subdivision programs in Alabama. Dilfer turned out to be a disaster. UAB fired him Sunday. Freeze has been better at Auburn but not by much. His seat got even hotter after losing to Georgia. Where do UAB and Auburn go from here? Kevin Scarbinsky takes you behind the curtain on th...

The joyous ride of 2013 aside, Auburn football hasn't been the same since Cam Newton led the Tigers to a magical national title season in 2010. The program is retiring his jersey Saturday as hated rival Georgia invades Jordan-Hare Stadium after dark. Can Cam help bring back the magic or will the Dogs bite Auburn for the ninth straight time? Kevin Scarbinsky takes on the man, the myth and lege...

There are plenty of differences between the current coaches of the Iron Bowl rivals, but one stands out. Alabama's Kalen DeBoer has been at his best against the best. Auburn's Hugh Freeze has not. The stark contrast in their records against ranked opponents highlights why Alabama looks like a national title contender and Auburn looks like a team in search of answers. Kevin Scarbinsky bre...

Welcome to your nightmare, Kalen DeBoer. Just like last year, all the goodwill gained from beating Georgia will vanish if your second Alabama football team loses to Vanderbilt. Again. Just like Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos, Vandy legend Diego Pavia is telling the Crimson Tide what's coming. Alabama couldn't shut down FSU. Can it shut up Pavia? Kevin Scarbinsky addresses t...

Same mistakes. Same explanations/excuses. Same empty promises. Same results. After two dispiriting losses at Oklahoma and Texas A&M, after 30 games of the Hugh Freeze Experience, which has been less than encouraging, why should Auburn football believe things are going to get better? Kevin Scarbinsky has thoughts and receipts on the latest episode of  Scarbo Knows . Support the show

When Alabama travels to Georgia, the unstoppable hex meets the immovable jinx. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs almost never beat Alabama. Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide struggle terribly away from home. Something's gotta give as the winners of 10 of the last 11 SEC titles clash. Kevin Scarbinsky tells you there are two more trends that favor only one of the SEC's big dogs. Listen and lea...

Auburn is mad, big mad, and maybe the Tigers have a right to be. They lost a gut-punch of a gut-check at Oklahoma 24-17 in one of the worst officiated games in memory. The SEC office even put out a statement admitting the crew got it wrong when it didn't flag Oklahoma on its first touchdown. Is it a conspiracy? Piracy? What can the Tigers do about it? Kevin Scarbinsky calms the waters on the...

For too long now, Auburn football has been closer to the bottom of the SEC than the top. The program's first trip to Oklahoma is a great chance to climb the ladder. Both teams are undefeated and ranked, and Auburn has extra incentive. OU coach Brent Venables said no to the Auburn job a year before Hugh Freeze took it. Venables also chose transfer QB John Mateer over Jackson Arnold, who left f...

The first quarter of the college football regular season is in the books, and when it comes to the SEC, there's much we still don't know, especially at the most important position on the field. The best quarterbacks in the league in preseason conversations have not lived up to that billing. Quite the opposite for Arch Manning, Garrett Nussmeier and DJ Lagway. New stars have emerged to re...

Auburn will host South Alabama on Saturday, continuing a tradition of giving in-state non-conference opponents a chance to step on the field with one of the state's big boys. This kind of hospitality exists throughout the SEC - just not at Alabama. Is it a good idea to risk the kind of embarrassment Florida suffered by losing to South Florida? Kevin Scarbinsky keeps it down home, cuz, on the...

Don't look now, but Auburn fans are starting to feel like they're so back. They're 2-0 and ranked in the AP poll for the first time in four years. Their new light and sound show in Jordan-Hare Stadium cranks the intensity to a new level. Their new QB1, Jackson Arnold, has been a hit, and their old coach, Hugh Freeze, looks like he's escaped the hot seat. What could go wrong? Ke...

Auburn beating Baylor and Alabama losing to Florida State alone doesn't mean the Iron Bowl rivalry script has flipped, but trends have to stop and start somewhere. With Auburn fans smiling and Alabama fans seething, it's instructive to look back on what happened in between the eras when the Crimson Tide dominated with an all-time great coach. The numbers may shock you. Kevin Scarbinsky b...

No one, except maybe wise, old Lee Corse, saw Florida State 31, Alabama 17 coming. Not even Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer. It's not just losing an opener for the first time since 2001 that has Crimson Tide fans lighting torches and waving pitchforks. It's the way Alabama went down without much of a fight that has fans and analysts looking up the head coach's buyout numbers. That's...

They say Clemson is Auburn with a lake. Look at Auburn's opening opponent, and you could say Baylor is Auburn with a river. Their records are almost identical over the last 12 years. It's hard to say a first game is a must win, but this is as close as it gets for Hugh Freeze and the Tigers. Will they get it done in this Blackout on the Brazos? ‪ Kevin Scarbinsky takes a deep dive and pic...

Before Texas travels to Ohio State, the SEC already has won the first major non-conference battle of the season with the Big Ten for college football supremacy. By announcing that it will implement a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, and keep the requirement that its teams also must play at least one Power 4 non-conference opponent, the SEC one-upped the Big Ten and shut up the likes of Curt...