'Turncoat' Carlson represents Auburn's best chance of beating Alabama
By Joseph Goodman | jgoodman@al.com
Published November 21, 2016, 07:05:42 AM
(http://media.al.com/alphotos/photo/2016/11/20/turncoatpng-f7ed6c445c001984.png)Daniel Carlson, Auburn's redshirt junior kicker who has never missed an extra point in college, is the lineage of a proud Alabama family with deep roots to their university. Now the favorite to win the Lou Groza Award given annually to the nation's best kicker, Carlson wanted to play for Alabama, but Nick Saban wouldn't offer him a scholarship. That decision has rewritten the history of the Carlson family, and could play a pivotal role in Saturday's Iron Bowl at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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