No. 1 Alabama plays host to Texas A&M on Saturday in an primetime matchup for the SEC on CBS Game of the Week that’s been circled on the calendars of college football fans since the offseason. While one of the storylines will be whether the Crimson Tide can avenge last year’s stunning loss, most of the intrigue surrounding this game stems from the offseason issues between Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher.
First, Texas A&M upended Alabama 41-38 in College Station, Texas, last season, marking the first time that Saban had lost to a former assistant. Then, Fisher and his staffed secured a recruiting class that not only ranked No. 1 in the country, but rated as the best class in the history of the recruiting ranking industry. Saban would go on to make a public comment regarding the influence of NIL on Texas A&M’s recruiting success, sparking a fiery response from Fisher in a press conference — and eventually a public reprimand from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey for both coaches for their “derogatory comments and public criticism” of another program.
The first half of the season may not have unfolded to the preseason expectations with two top-10 teams clashing in the Saban-Fisher rematch, but the intensity of this modern SEC rivalry does need national rankings to provide intrigue. Alabama is both putting its No. 1 ranking on the line and seeking revenge for last year’s loss in the same setting; Jimbo and the Aggies are here to play spoiler on one of the game’s biggest stages, the SEC on CBS in primetime.
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How to watch Alabama vs. Texas A&M live
Date: Saturday, Oct. 8 | Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium — Tuscaloosa, Alabama
TV: CBS | Live stream: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Alabama vs. Texas A&M: Need to know
Bryce Young is dealing with a shoulder injury: The biggest on-field headline heading into Saturday’s matchup is the status of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner was knocked out of last week’s win at Arkansas with a shoulder injury, and is going to a game-time decision as he works his way back into full health. He was replaced in the game by redshirt freshman Jalen Milroe, and after a rocky third quarter the offense leaned heavily on the run game to pull away from Arkansas in the fourth quarter. If Young can’t go, or is limited, the expectation will be that running back
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