Saturday’s meeting between Alabama and Texas A&M comes in carrying a very different feel than the one everyone circled before the season. What looked like one of the marquee matchups of the college football calendar has turned into a game both teams badly need, with No. 13 Alabama trying to stop a slide and Texas A&M trying to steady itself in SEC play.
Alabama enters homecoming at 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the SEC after back-to-back losses, including last weekend’s 26-10 defeat at Tennessee. The Crimson Tide were beaten up at the line of scrimmage, and the offense never found a rhythm while turning it over four times. This will also be Alabama’s final game before its bye week.
Texas A&M arrives at 4-3 and 1-3 in the SEC after a 41-0 shutout of The Citadel. The Aggies used both Marcel Reed and Brady Hart at quarterback in that win, and the pair combined to go 16 of 25 with two touchdowns. In SEC play, though, the results have been shaky, with the only conference victory coming against Arkansas.
The matchup also carries some history. Alabama and Texas A&M last met on Oct. 7, 2023, when the Crimson Tide won 26-20 in College Station.
Jalen Milroe threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns in that game, his best passing performance of the season. The teams played every year from 2013 to 2023 as SEC West opponents, but they haven’t faced each other since the league expanded in 2024.
Texas A&M has not won in Tuscaloosa since 2012, when Johnny Manziel was in the middle of his Heisman season and the Aggies made their first trip to Alabama as SEC members.
Here’s the setup for Saturday:
Who: Texas A&M (4-3, 1-3 SEC) at No. 13 Alabama (5-2, 3-2 SEC)
Where: Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Color: Tyler Watts, Sideline: Damion Square, Host: Roger Hoover)
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