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Bradley Sylve's opportunity came during the second half against Auburn Nov. 29.
Starting cornerback Eddie Jackson had surrendered multiple deep completions to wide receivers Sammie Coates and D'haquille Williams. Then-freshman Tony Brown struggled after briefly replacing Jackson.
Those collective issues contributed to Auburn taking a 33-21 lead early in the third quarter of last year's Iron Bowl and led to the Tide turning to Sylve, a Week One starter at cornerback who had seen minimal action in the previous 10 games after being beaten for several big plays by West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White during Alabama's season-opening win over the Mountaineers.