For Some Alabama Players, the Kick Six Resonates More Than Other Iron Bowls
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When Alabama travels to Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, it will be 10 years removed from the Kick Six.
The Crimson Tide (10-1, 7-0 SEC) looks to win its fourth straight contest against its hated in-state rival for the first time since it won nine consecutive from 1973-1981.
Of course, many of Alabama's players grew up watching the Iron Bowl. However, it isn't a Crimson Tide victory that sticks with them. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
"I’d probably say the Kick Six," running back Roydell Williams said. "It was kind of like, 'OK, we finna make this field goal. We won.' And everybody was standing up — all the Auburn fans had walked out, I was like ‘Yeah, we got this.’ And then, he kicked it and it was kind of short and I was like, ‘Hold on now.’ And he returned it, I was like, ‘Nah, ain’t no way.’ And everybody came back in and all the Alabama fans just walked out the house at that point. We was like, ‘Man, no way.’"
He isn't the only one.
"I maybe shouldn’t say this but the game I remember the most, of course, is the Kick Six," cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry. "And I remember it the most because Chris Davis was actually my high school coach, so just knowing that that was actually him and him being my high school coach was very exciting to me, knowing how he did that."
Think that's bad? Tim Keenan III remembers a different Tigers victory.
"I’d probably have to say when Cam Newton played, and I really wanted [Alabama] to win that one," Keenan said. "At the time, I was trying to have some bragging rights, being a kid, and I was kind of disappointed."
"But God gave me another chance to make it right."
