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Former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Alabama.

Tommy Tuberville has pulled off another win in Alabama. The former Auburn football coach has defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican Primary. He will now face Doug Jones in the general election, per the AP. …

Tommy Tuberville has pulled off another win in Alabama.

The former Auburn football coach has defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican Primary. He will now face Doug Jones in the general election, per the AP.

Tuberville coached at Auburn from 1998 to 2008 and led Auburn to an 85-40 record. Under Tuberville, Auburn made eight straight bowl games and went 13-0 and won the 2004 Sugar Bowl.

Former CFB coach Tommy Tuberville’s GOP win over Jeff Sessions thrills Trump

Former Auburn football coach defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeffsions for his GOP Senate seat in Alabama. Guess who’s happy?

 

(USA TODAY)

Everyone knows that President Trump loves winners, so it was no shock that he was thrilled that former college football head coach Tommy Tuberville (Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, Cincinnatti) reportedly has defeated Trump’s punching bag — er, football — former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s GOP primary runoff.

Tuberville is a first-time political candidate who had the backing of President Donald Trump, defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was seeking to return to the seat he held for 20 years.

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