Alabama's Nick Saban jokes about scratched face after Iron Bowl win over Auburn: 'You oughta see the other guy'

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Alabama's Nick Saban jokes about scratched face after Iron Bowl win over Auburn: 'You oughta see the other guy' image

Alabama's Iron Bowl victory over Auburn on Saturday didn't come without a cost: Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban suffered a facial wound.

Saban suffered a scratch on his left cheek that bled throughout the second quarter and second half of the Crimson Tide's 49-27 triumph. CBS reporter Jenny Dell said that Saban suffered the scratch after being hit in the face by a player's shoulder pads:

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The scratch was still visible during a postgame interview:

Apparently, enough people brought up the scratch that Saban immediately addressed it in his postgame news conference.

Good to see that the scratch was not a enough of a issue that Saban couldn't joke about it. Besides, he wasn't the only person on Alabama to suffer a facial wound Saturday's: Henry To'o To'o briefly left the game to get patched up after suffering a cut between his eyes:

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Just another Iron Bowl, where coaches and players both can bear scars.

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.