Mayors of Auburn and Tuscaloosa Bet on Iron Bowl

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – As the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide prepare to face off on the football field, the mayors of their towns have made a friendly wager.

The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Auburn Mayor Bill Ham Jr. and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox have bet $100 on Saturday’s Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa. The money will be donated to a charity chosen by the winning team.

If Auburn University wins, the money will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lee County. If the University of Alabama wins, the money will go to the Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative.

The two mayors made the same bet last year when Auburn beat Alabama 34-28.

 

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