What a way Saturday is going to start off this weekend, with a huge SEC Conference showdown between Mizzou and the Crimson Tide. Neither team can afford to overlook the competition in a pretty evenly-matched game.
Alabama is 4-1, and 2-0 in the conference versus the Tigers flawless 5-0 record, featuring a 1-0 in-conference record.
After getting upset by then-unranked Florida State 31-17 week one, the juggernaut has responded well, taking down LA-Monroe with a final score of 73-0. They've also won contests versus Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, and Georgia.
At the time of their games, Vanderbilt was ranked No. 16, and Georgia No. 5. Clearly, this team can beat some of the best in the country, even with the upset loss to start the season.
It'll be one for the books, and here's how you can watch or listen to this one.
It'll be featured on ABC at 11 a.m., for all to watch on national TV.
As usual, the Tiger Radio Network, featuring Mike Kelly, Howard Richards, and Chris Gervino with have the game to listen to. Along with that, it'll be on channels 84 and 191 on SiriusXM.
Mizzou is 2-6 all-time versus the Crimson Tide, most recently falling 34-0, in late October of last year.
The Tigers are coming off a bye-week, and haven't played since their 42-6 demolition of UMass on homecoming, while Alabama is coming off their best victory of the season, a 30-14 handling of the aforementioned Commodores.
As of Tuesday evening, FanDuel Sportsbook has the Crimson Tide are a 3.5 point favorite versus the home squad, though that line has shifted throughout the week.
The over/under sits at 52.5 points, and Alabama is favored -152 to win outright, with Mizzou at -126.
Weather for kickoff looks like a pretty perfect morning for a college football saturday, with limited wind, low 60-degree weather, with a few clouds in the sky.
This is no doubt set up to be the contest of the season for the Tigers so far, as they look to beat the best competition they have faced off with thus far.
A lot will happen between now and kickoff, and head coach Eliah Drinkwitz is sure to be getting his guys ready for this weekends brawl.