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What You Need to Know:
- The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide are 5-0 overall and 2-0 in SEC play after wins over Vanderbilt and Arkansas to begin conference play. Their dominance is inevitable and you just hope Nick Saban doesn’t find a way to out-scheme Father Time himself.
- Texas A&M is 3-2 and 1-1 in SEC play after getting run out of Starkville 42-24.
Betting Lines:
- The Aggies opened as a 23.5-point underdog. Yikes.
Historical Notes:
- Alabama leads the all-time series 11-3 and leads 8-2 since A&M joined the SEC, but the Aggies won last year so clearly we are the better team here.
- Johnny Manziel’s “lightning in a bottle” game is the Aggies only win in Tuscaloosa.
- Famous Alabama alumni include Ponzi scheme artist Bernie Madoff, author Harper Lee, Benjamin Russell (founder of Russell Athletic), College Gameday’s Rece Davis and actor Sela Ward.
What To Watch For:
- A pulse: Not to be confused with The Pulse, we’re just looking for any sign of life from this A&M team after things unraveled in Starkville last weekend.
- Backup QB battle? Max Johnson suffered a hand injury in the second half and it appears likely he will miss this game. Similarly, Alabama QB Bryce Young missed a good portion of the second half of last week’s game with a shoulder injury. The backup QBs are Haynes King for A&M and Jalen Milroe for Bama.
- Jimbo vs. Saban references: Expect plenty of chatter on the broadcast about this summer’s war of words between the two head coaches.
Media Blitz:
- Venue: Bryant Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, AL)
- Kickoff: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8
- TV: CBS
- Read the latest on the Tide on their SB Nation team site, Roll Bama Roll.
Weather:
- Partly cloudy with a 0% chance of rain. High of 72, low of 42. Now that’s football weather.
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