AUBURN, Ala. – Bo Jackson and Cam Newton showed up for the 80th playing of the Iron Bowl on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon inside Jordan-Hare Stadium.
So did Derrick Henry, and nobody stood out more.
Henry rushed a career-high 46 times for a career-best 271 yards in Alabama’s 29-13 win over Auburn, scoring with 26 seconds remaining to extend his streak of at least one touchdown to 17 games. His attempts total broke Johnny Musso’s Iron Bowl record of 42 set in 1970, and his yards output topped the 256 Jackson hung on the Crimson Tide in 1983.
“We really would like for somebody else to run the ball, but it got tough to take him out,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “He seems like he gets stronger as the game goes on, and it’s hard to take him out at the end. He’s the go-to guy, and he didn’t want to come out.
“My hat is off to him as a competitor. He really inspires everyone on our team.”