The Alabama Crimson Tide enters week six a perfect 4-0 fresh off one of the most impressive wins of the season in college football last week. They are in Nashville preparing for their first SEC road game of the season and of the Kalen DeBoer era.

Alabama will be without starting WR Kendrick Law, who suffered an injury in last week’s game and was officially ruled out on Friday night.

Alabama will be looking to avoid an obvious trap game against the Commodores. Vanderbilt enters the game at 2-2 and looking like a much improved football team from where they were last season. The ‘Dores already scored a big win at FirstBank Stadium, knocking off Virginia Tech in the season opener. Two weeks ago they took Missouri to the brink before losing in Columbia in overtime.

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Alabama opened the week as a 24-point favorite over Vanderbilt, but that line has dropped down to 22.5 as we approach kickoff.

It’ll be interesting to see how a DeBoer coached Alabama handles success following last week. The Tide will be battling complacency for the first time in 2024 after ascending up to the No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a sloppy offensive start, but over time, as it usually does in college football, talent will win out and overwhelm.

Vanderbilt will stick around for longer than most expect, but Alabama will put Clark Lea’s team to bed late in the third quarter.

Florida A&M football is back from a Hurricane Helene rainout for a SWAC showdown with Alabama State.

FAMU (2-2) has lost two straight games against FBS opponents: No. 8 Miami and Troy. The No. 22 Rattlers’ two wins against FCS teams were nail-biters, though they do boast one of the SWAC’s top passers in quarterback Daniel Richardson (987 yards, six touchdowns).

Alabama State (2-2) is coming off a 26-21 win at Bethune-Cookman. The Hornets were picked before the season to beat FAMU for the SWAC East title and have two of the top running backs in the conference: Daquon Kincey (237 yards, 1 TD) and Jamarie Hostzclaw (228 yards).

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TV channel: Not on traditional TV.

Livestream: ESPN+

Florida A&M vs. Alabama State can be seen exclusively on ESPN+ in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season. It will not air on traditional TV.

FAMU vs Alabama State time today

• Date: Saturday, October 5
• Start time: 3 p.m. ET

The Florida A&M vs Alabama State game starts at 3 p.m. from ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

FAMU vs Alabama State predictions, picks

FAMU 26, Alabama State 17: FAMU’s offense can be electric with Richardson under center. And Alabama State has one of the best defenses in the nation. Saturday won’t be your typical homecoming blowout. FAMU will best Alabama State again and raid the Hornets’ homecoming festivities. – Gerald Thomas III

FAMU football schedule 2024

• August 24: vs. Norfolk State in Atlanta (W, 24-23)
• August 31: vs. South Carolina State (W, 22-18)
• September 7: at Miami (L 56-9)
• September 14: Open
• September 21: at Troy (L 34-12)
• September 28: Open (rained out by Hurricane Helene)
• October 5: at Alabama State, 3 p.m.
• October 12: Open
• October 19: at Jackson State, 3:30 p.m.
• October 26: vs. Southern, 7 p.m.
• November 2: vs. Texas Southern, 4 p.m.
• November 9: at Prairie View A&M, 3 p.m.
• November 16: vs. Mississippi Valley State, 1 p.m.
• November 23:vs. Bethune-Cookman, 3:30 p.m. in Orlando
• November 29: vs. Alabama A&M
• Record: 2-2

Alabama State football schedule 2024

• September 1: vs. North Carolina Central in Miami Gardens, Florida (L 31-24)
• September 7: vs. Miles College (W 24-3)
• September 14: at Samford (L 12-7)
• September 21: Open
• September 28: at Bethune-Cookman (W 26-21)
• October 5: vs. Florida A&M, 3 p.m.
• October 12: vs. Mississippi Valley State, 3 p.m.
• October 19: Open
• October 26: at Alabama A&M, 3:30 p.m.
• November 2: at Alcorn State, 5 p.m.
• November 9: at Grambling State, 3 p.m.
• November 16: vs. Jackson State, 3 p.m.
• November 23: vs. Prairie View A&M, 3 p.m.
• November 28: vs. Tuskegee, 2 p.m.
• Record: 2-2

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RADAR CHECK: Light rain is fairly widespread across southwest Alabama this afternoon; showers are widely spaced over the northern half of the state. Temperatures are in the 70s over south Alabama with clouds and rain. The northern counties, where the sun is out in spots, are in the low to mid 80s. Showers will fade quickly after dark, and the sky becomes mostly fair tonight with a low in the 60s.THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Highs remain in the 80s Saturday and Sunday with a partly to mostly sunny sky both days. We will keep some risk of showers in the forecast for far southern Alabama, but nothing too widespread or heavy.

COOL CHANGE: While Monday will be another warm day, a dry cold front will bring a cool change to the Deep South beginning Tuesday. Highs drop into the 70s over north and central Alabama, with lows in the 50s. The high will be close to 80 over south Alabama, and the week will be dry with sunny days and fair nights. We see no significant rain for Alabama for the next 10-15 days. This is common for October, the driest month of the year here based on climatology.TROPICS: Kirk remains a major hurricane with winds of 140 mph, but it is in the middle of the Atlantic, far from land. It turns north, then northeast well east of the U.S. Behind Kirk is Tropical Storm Leslie with winds of 65 mph. It should become a hurricane over the next 24 hours, but, like Kirk, it will remain far from land.

A trough of low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico is producing widespread showers and thunderstorms. A broad area of low pressure is expected to develop from this system over the southwestern or south-central Gulf of Mexico during the next day or two, and additional subsequent development is possible while the low moves slowly eastward or northeastward. A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form during the early to middle part of next week if the low remains separate from a frontal boundary that is forecast to extend across the Gulf of Mexico.

Regardless of tropical or subtropical development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next few days and over portions of the Florida Peninsula late this weekend into next week. The latest global models move the tropical low into south Florida Wednesday.

The National Hurricane Center gives this feature a 50% chance of development. We see no risk of a tropical storm or hurricane for the central Gulf Coast (Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach) for at least the next seven days.FOOTBALL WEATHER: There’s just a small risk of a shower during the first quarter for the high school games tonight. Otherwise, it will be mostly fair and pleasant; temperatures will fall through the 70s.

Saturday, UAB will host Tulane at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (noon kickoff). The sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid 80s.

Auburn will be on the road at Georgia (2:30 p.m. CT kickoff). The sky will be sunny with temperatures in the low 80s through most of the game.

Alabama travels to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt (3:15 p.m. CT kickoff). Expect a sunny sky with temperatures falling from near 85 degrees at kickoff to near 80 by the final whistle.

RACE WEEKEND: There’s just an outside risk of a shower today at Talladega; otherwise, it will be warm and dry through the weekend with highs in the mid 80s. Lows will be in the 60s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Opal made landfall at Pensacola Beach as a Category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 115 mph. Opal at that time was the first major hurricane to strike the Florida Panhandle since Eloise in 1975.

Opal’s legacy will always be the devastating storm surge that occurred across the coastal areas of the western Florida Panhandle. Storm surge of 10-15 feet was recorded from Navarre Beach east to Destin, with 6-8 feet observed in the inland bays from Pensacola to Choctawhatchee Bay. Opal destroyed most of the homes that were facing the Gulf of Mexico from Navarre Beach to east of Destin.

Opal was a high-impact event for most of inland Alabama. Rainfall measured at the Birmingham Airport reached 6.94 inches for the day, with major flooding in parts of the city. There were two storm-related deaths in Gadsden, in Etowah County, when high wind toppled a massive oak tree onto their mobile home.

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