The first shots have evidently been fired from the Tigers’ corner. Freshman linebacker Demarcus Riddick made a bold prediction that he would never lose to the Crimson Tide in his Auburn career, and he also downplayed the matchup against freshman pass catcher Ryan Williams.

Alabama football players heard the trash talk from Auburn. On Tuesday after practice, they didn’t have much to say about it. “I don’t really get into it,” Crimson Tide tight end CJ Dippre said. “I don’t talk that much.

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