Saturday’s meeting between Alabama and Georgia is already under a weather watch, with Tropical Storm Isaias building off the coast of Alabama, Mississippi and Florida and expected to strengthen into a hurricane before landfall Saturday morning.
The game is still set for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff in Tuscaloosa, but the storm’s path has Alabama athletics keeping a close eye on the forecast. As the system moves inland, it should lose some punch, though heavy rain and winds could still reach Tuscaloosa if the current track holds.
On Wednesday, Alabama issued a statement on the situation and said there are no plans right now to change the contest. The program added that the storm is being monitored and that conditions will continue to be watched throughout the week.
The Weather Channel described Isaias as a storm that has formed in the Gulf and is expected to rapidly intensify over the next few days, becoming a significant hurricane before making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast. Its forecast also includes storm surge, heavy rain and damaging winds threatening Gulf Coast states from… pic.twitter.com/sqh27LviKe
- The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 7, 2026
The matchup itself is as big as advertised. Georgia won the latest meeting, knocking off Alabama in last season’s SEC championship game after the Crimson Tide had beaten the Bulldogs in the regular season. Before that title game, Alabama had taken three straight in the series.
Both teams come in looking the part of heavyweights. Alabama is No. 6 after a blowout win over Mississippi State, while Georgia has cruised past Oklahoma and Vanderbilt without much resistance.
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