Whereas Alabama held up its finish of the discount, Texas A&M wants a win over the Tide to keep away from falling to .500.Picture: Getty Pictures
It was dubbed essentially the most anticipated faculty soccer sport of the season. The narrative of a School Soccer Playoff-ready Texas A&M invading Tuscaloosa to actually see how sturdy its armor was in opposition to the impenetrable fortress of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama held up its finish of the discount. The Crimson Tide are undefeated, ranked No. 1 within the nation and outdoors of a stumble in opposition to Texas, has appeared dominant this season with final week’s 23-point street win in opposition to Arkansas sending the Razorbacks out of the nationwide rankings.
Texas A&M’s half of the main-event prize combat by no means confirmed up. The Aggies have achieved the naked minimal to look spectacular or misplaced within the 4 weeks since a season-opening victory over FCS-level Sam Houston State. They’re not ranked. They’re out of the dialogue for the New Yr’s Six. A loss provides them a .500 report for the second time this season. And now A&M limps in to face Alabama with nobody pondering it could actually win for good motive.
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As energy shifts within the Southeastern Convention have surrounded Alabama relinquishing management and rapidly getting it again — take a look at Joe Burrow-led LSU successful a title, adopted up by a dominant Crimson Tide workforce successful a championship — Jimbo Fisher’s squad was thought to have a shot at knocking Alabama off its crown. Sure, Georgia is the defending nationwide champion. But, the Bulldogs did go 1-1 throughout the season in opposition to Alabama. I wouldn’t name beating the nationwide champions a month earlier than Georgia lifted the crown abdicating an influence place.
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Particularly after final weekend, when Georgia was fortunate to not be defeated by Missouri regardless of being a more-than-four-touchdown favourite, the mountaintop of the very best convention in America belongs to Alabama. It’s predictable, boring, and loathsome to see Nick Saban preserve successful and at all times have one hand on an SEC Championship. I’d like to see somebody take the Crimson Tide down so as to add extra parity to school soccer. There are additionally a number of the explanation why Alabama has turn out to be so dominant, most boiling right down to its higher at virtually every thing than virtually everybody virtually daily. Saban’s decide of the litter from recruiting and the switch portal ensures the method has the very best likelihood to proceed.
As A&M’s likelihood fades, little paths to CFP resistance exist for the Crimson Tide outdoors of Georgia. Ole Miss received’t get it achieved, and nobody else within the SEC West is price mentioning. The SEC East’s crew of nice, not superb, groups to problem Georgia has been one of the vital underrated tales in faculty soccer over the previous few years. Because the Bulldogs dominated Michigan within the nationwide semifinals, the one workforce to maintain a sport in opposition to Georgia shut — outdoors of Alabama — was Kentucky, and the Wildcats did it between the hedges. In 2018, a Kentucky win would’ve despatched it to the SEC Championship sport and never the Bulldogs.
The most important challenger within the SEC East this season is Tennessee. I perceive the hesitation in giving that distinction to these in Knoxville, however denying it disregards the information. Below coach Josh Heupel, who’s confirmed himself as an offensive guru all through his profession, has proved to unleash the very best of Tennessee’s offense. It destroyed Ball State and Akron, because it ought to, after which the Volunteers did sufficient defensively to carry off Pittsburgh and Florida. The Vols started their assassin’s row of six opponents two weeks in the past with that five-point win over the Gators. As we speak is a street sport in opposition to LSU, which can be an important preview of how authentic Tennessee’s menace stage is. And who do the Vols play subsequent week? Alabama. It’s exhausting to select Tennessee to win that matchup even when it seems to be sturdy in opposition to LSU this weekend.
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It’s been a gripe amongst Tennessee followers for years with how the SEC schedules video games. The Vols are the one SEC East workforce beneath the present mannequin that should play Alabama yearly. UT hasn’t overwhelmed Saban’s Alabama, having final taken down the Crimson Tide in 2006 (beneath Mike Shula). That’s 15 wins in a row for Alabama over the Vols. And now that gripe could flip into the most important sport Tennessee has performed in Knoxville because the flip of the century. Think about the chance the Volunteers must welcome the Crimson Tide into their 100,000-plus-seat stadium. It’s a silver-platter likelihood for Alabama’s maintain on the SEC to splinter. Or it may very well be one other reminder of how mighty Alabama is.
The No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide face a fellow SEC foe when they visit the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
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Alabama vs. Oklahoma betting odds, lines, spreads
Spread favorite: Crimson Tide (-14)
Moneyline favorite: Crimson Tide (-610)
Total: 47.5 (O: -110, U: -110)
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Alabama Crimson Tide schedule
Week 1: Aug. 31 vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 63-0 win
Week 2: Sept. 7 vs. South Florida Bulls, 42-16 win
Week 3: Sept. 14 at Wisconsin Badgers, 42-10 win
Week 5: Sept. 28 vs. Georgia Bulldogs, 41-34 win
Week 6: Oct. 5 at Vanderbilt Commodores, 40-35 loss
Week 7: Oct. 12 vs. South Carolina Gamecocks, 27-25 win
Week 8: Oct. 19 at Tennessee Volunteers, 24-17 loss
Week 9: Oct. 26 vs. Missouri Tigers, 34-0 win
Week 11: Nov. 9 at LSU Tigers, 42-13 win
Week 12: Nov. 16 vs. Mercer Bears, 52-7 win
Week 13: Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Oklahoma Sooners
Week 14: Nov. 30 vs. Auburn Tigers
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Alabama Crimson Tide stats
Alabama is averaging 438.2 yards per game on offense this year (30th in the FBS), and are allowing 324.7 yards per game (32nd) on the defensive side of the ball.
The Crimson Tide have been thriving on both offense and defense, ranking eighth-best in scoring offense (39.5 points per game) and 10th-best in scoring defense (16.9 points allowed per game).
Alabama ranks 48th in pass offense (246.1 passing yards per game) and 35th in pass defense (192.5 passing yards allowed per game) this season.
The Crimson Tide are compiling 192.1 rushing yards per game on offense (29th in the FBS), and they rank 53rd on the other side of the ball with 132.2 rushing yards allowed per game.
Oklahoma Sooners schedule
Week 1: Aug. 30 vs. Temple Owls, 51-3 win
Week 2: Sept. 7 vs. Houston Cougars, 16-12 win
Week 3: Sept. 14 vs. Tulane Green Wave, 34-19 win
Week 4: Sept. 21 vs. Tennessee Volunteers, 25-15 loss
Week 5: Sept. 28 at Auburn Tigers, 27-21 win
Week 7: Oct. 12 vs. Texas Longhorns, 34-3 loss
Week 8: Oct. 19 vs. South Carolina Gamecocks, 35-9 loss
Week 9: Oct. 26 at Ole Miss Rebels, 26-14 loss
Week 10: Nov. 2 vs. Maine Black Bears, 59-14 win
Week 11: Nov. 9 at Missouri Tigers, 30-23 loss
Week 13: Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
Week 14: Nov. 30 at LSU Tigers
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Oklahoma Sooners stats
While Oklahoma’s offense has been stuck in neutral, ranking 18th-worst with 326.8 total yards per game, its defense ranks 23rd-best with just 319 total yards surrendered per contest.
The Sooners rank 91st in the FBS with 25.1 points per game on offense, and they rank 40th with 21.9 points ceded per contest on the defensive side of the ball.
Oklahoma ranks 21st-worst in passing yards per game (183.6), but it has been better on the other side of the ball, ranking 55th in the FBS with 210 passing yards surrendered per contest.
The Sooners rank 86th in the FBS with 143.2 rushing yards per contest, but they’ve been lifted up by their defense, which ranks 17th-best by allowing only 109 rushing yards per game.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Dylan Fasoyiro scored 19 points as South Alabama beat Spring Hill 95-61 on Monday night.
Fasoyiro also contributed four steals for the Jaguars (3-2). John Broom scored 14 points and added nine rebounds and four steals. Myles Corey went 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 13 points, while adding three steals.
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Walter Peggs Jr. led the way for the Badgers with 30 points. Bo Barber added nine points and four assists.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued one-game suspensions to a total of 16 Jackson State and Alabama State players over a postgame altercation and fined both schools.
The league announced on Monday that seven Jackson State players and nine Alabama State players have been suspended for the next game for the incident after Saturday’s game in Montgomery. Both schools were fined $25,000.
Alabama State hosts Prairie View A&M on Saturday, while the Tigers visit Alcorn State.
Dr. Jason Cable, Alabama State’s vice president and athletic director, announced that three of the players would be suspended for the season-ending game against Tuskegee on Thanksgiving Day as well. The suspended players were not named.
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Players engaged in shoving after the game and some punches were thrown.
“Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct have zero place in the sports of intercollegiate athletics and within the Southwestern Athletic Conference and we are extremely disappointed to have had consecutive weeks of football competition negatively impacted by these unfortunate occurrences,” SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland said.
“We will continue to work with our membership to implement the necessary policies and procedures to deter this type of behavior. We will also continue to enforce a zero-tolerance policy for all acts deemed to be unsportsmanlike and contrary to the high standard of good sportsmanship we expect from all individuals associated with the athletics programs within our league.”
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