The Kick Six is the most talked-about play in Iron Bowl history.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” featured the memorable during its broadcast on Saturday, marking the play’s tenth anniversary. You are aware of details, of course. That was in 2013. It was Alabama-Auburn’s 78th edition.
Chris Davis recovered a missed field goal 109 yards for the winning touchdown on the last play, tying the score with one second left.
Cody Mandel, the punter for Alabama and return man for Auburn, took fans through the play’s insanity on Saturday.
“For Alabama fans, it was the most emotionally taxing Iron Bowl ever,” Mandel remarked.
With seven seconds remaining and the score tied at 28, Alabama’s TJ Yeldon took a draw to Auburn’s 38-yard line but Chris Davis knocked him out of bounds.
“When the timer went off, I was going to knock him out of bounds,” declared Davis. “And just like any other coach, Nick Saban (the Alabama coach) gave it his all for that one second.”
The Tide chose to kick a 56-yard field goal rather than attempt one last-ditch touchdown pass to the end zone. However, Cade Foster had already whiffed on three field goals during the match. And now for the redshirt freshman, Adam Griffith.
Mandel disclosed what Griffith and Saban had discussed before the kick.
“AJ (McCarron), the quarterback for Alabama, was the regular holder,” he clarified. Adam was approached by Saban, who told him, “You’re going to kick the next one.” Which is your cut-off point? Yards: 58, 59, 60. Alright, neat.
“As he turns to leave, Adam says, ‘Coach, coach, coach, coach, I’m not kicking the ball if AJ is holding it,’ in a deep polish accent. “What are you talking mean about?” Saban asks, turning around. If Cody is holding, I’ll kick.
As was previously mentioned, Auburn chose to insert Davis in the end zone following the call of a timeout.
History is what’s left.
“I knew I had a chance to catch it once I saw the ball coming down to me,” he remarked. “Now let’s get started. Let’s get started.
“Their players were larger than average. I set it up going toward the middle and then bounced it to our side because I knew they wouldn’t be able to change directions that well.
In actuality, Mandel’s attempt to tackle Davis was the best.
“Is that a ball boy?” was my initial thought. Then, Oh sh–. Adam said, “Oh, sh–.” From me, oh sh–. A man is sprinting across the field. Come get him, let’s.
“I started sprinting across the field. I had a solid remark for Chris. If I had taken one more degree in the correct direction, we wouldn’t be here discussing this.
“He kind of got a hand on my jersey, but I knew it wasn’t enough to slow me down,” Davis responded. Once I realized I had defeated him, getting to the end zone was easy.
