The Solid Verbal: The Iron Bowl, Michigan-Ohio State, and a record-free Rivalry Week preview

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On the latest episode of The Solid Verbal, Dan and Ty agree, because it’s college football’s Rivalry Week, to throw out all of the records in an attempt to answer the following questions:

• Can Auburn’s defense force Alabama QB Jalen Hurts into precarious situations on passing downs in The Iron Bowl? Can QB Jarrett Stidham, head coach Gus Malzahn, and the Auburn offense play with the eyes and brains of a depleted and young Alabama LB corps?

• Is there any hope for Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines, coming off a draining loss to Wisconsin, as they take on a refreshed Ohio State team in The Game? Can Wolverine DC Don Brown work 2016 magic with a different depth chart against Buckeye QB J.T. Barrett, who struggled mightily last year in Columbus vs. the maize-and-blue?

• Will Georgia Tech get enough stops on defense against RB Nick Chubb and Georgia to keep its own (oftentimes) dangerous offense on the field to wear down a good Bulldog defense?

• We also deep dive the rest of the big Rivalry Week action, including Notre Dame-Stanford, Washington State-Washington, Clemson-South Carolina, Ole Miss-Mississippi State, Florida-Florida State, and obviously, Kansas State-Iowa State, among many, many more.

Tune in!