Wisconsin vs Alabama football score, live game updates, start time, odds, news, schedules

The Wisconsin Badgers conclude their non-conference schedule today with as big of a matchup as they come in college football.

The 2-0 Badgers play host to 18-time national champion Alabama in a Big Ten-SEC showdown at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.

It’s the first game in a home-and-home series between the Badgers and Crimson Tide with the return contest next year in Alabama. Wisconsin is coming off a 27-13 win over South Dakota, a team in the Football Championship Subdivision. Now, the Badgers will move up a weight class and then some when fourth-ranked Alabama and Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe comes to town.

The perennial power looks different this season. For the first time in 18 years, Nick Saban isn’t on the sidelines as the head coach. Saban, who won six national titles with Alabama, retired after last season, ending his legendary career. Kalen DeBoer, who led Washington to the College Football Playoff in 2023, has taken over in Tuscaloosa.

DeBoer has the Tide off and running, though it’s also been a work in progress. After a 63-0 victory in Week 1, Alabama struggled for three quarters against South Florida before pulling away in a 42-16 win last week.

After scratching out wins in tougher-than-expected games the first two weeks, Luke Fickell’s Badgers are a big underdog against Alabama. Can Wisconsin pull off the upset?

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Wisconsin vs Alabama box score

Wisconsin vs Alabama start time

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
• Time: 11 a.m.

Both Wisconsin and Alabama are playing in the third and final non-conference games on their 2024 schedule before getting a bye next week.

Wisconsin vs Alabama: ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ on Fox

Fox is bringing its ‘Big Noon Kickoff” show to Madison for the Wisconsin-Alabama game.

The pre-game on-site studio show begins two hours before kickoff at 9 a.m. from the Kohl Center Lawn. Events, with giveaways and prizes, begin at 7:30 a.m.

Anchor Rob Stone is joined on the desk with a star-studded cast featuring:

• Mark Ingram II, a 2009 Heisman Trophy winner and Alabama alum
• Matt Leinart, the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner at USC
• Brady Quinn, the former Notre Dame quarterback
• Urban Meyer, the former Ohio State coach and three-time national champion

Musical guest: Rapper Offset coming to Madison to perform for ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ ahead of Wisconsin-Alabama game

What channel is the Wisconsin Badger game on today? TV, live stream

Wisconsin vs Alabama betting odds, betting line, spread

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday night

• Spread: Wisconsin (+16)
• Money line: Alabama -790, Wisconsin +540
• Total points: 48.5

Wisconsin vs Alabama football predictions

Can the Badgers stun the college football world and upset Alabama? Our beat reporters don’t see that happening.

Mark Stewart: Alabama 27, Wisconsin 17

JR Radcliffe: Alabama 35, Wisconsin 10

Here’s more on their predictions.

Ron Dayne greets Wisconsin Badgers running backs

Ahead of being honored at Saturday’s game to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his Heisman Trophy season, Wisconsin legend Ron Dayne visited the Badgers’ running backs.

He shared a few words of advice on Friday for the players and handed out T-shirts that featured the text “Running Back University.”

During the 1999 season, Dayne set the NCAA’s all-time rushing record.

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Wisconsin football schedule 2024: TV channels, dates, start times

All times Central.

• Friday, Aug. 30: vs. Western Michigan (Recap of the Badgers’ 28-14 win)
• Saturday, Sept. 7: vs. South Dakota (Recap of the Badgers’ 27-13 win)
• Saturday, Sept. 14: vs. No. 5 Alabama | 11 a.m. | FOX (Fubo)
• Saturday, Sept. 21: BYE
• Saturday, Sept. 28: at No. 23 USC *
• Saturday, Oct. 5: vs. Purdue *
• Saturday, Oct. 12: at Rutgers *
• Saturday, Oct. 19: at Northwestern *
• Saturday, Oct. 26: vs. Penn State *
• Saturday, Nov. 2: at Iowa *
• Saturday, Nov. 9: BYE
• Saturday, Nov. 16: vs. No. 3 Oregon *
• Saturday, Nov. 23: at Nebraska *
• Friday, Nov. 29: vs. Minnesota *
• Saturday, Dec. 7: Big Ten Championship (Indianapolis)

* Denotes Big Ten game

Alabama football schedule 2024: TV channels, dates, start times

All times Central.

• Saturday, Aug. 31: Alabama vs. Western Kentucky (Recap of the Crimson Tide’s 63-0 win)
• Saturday, Sept. 7: Alabama vs. South Florida (Recap of the Crimson Tide’s 42-16 win)
• Saturday, Sept. 14: Alabama at Wisconsin | 11 a.m. | Fox (Fubo)
• Saturday, Sept. 21: BYE
• Saturday, Sept. 28: Alabama vs. No. 1 Georgia | 6:30 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)*
• Saturday, Oct. 5: Alabama at Vanderbilt*
• Saturday, Oct. 12: Alabama vs. South Carolina | 11 a.m. | ABC or ESPN (Fubo)*
• Saturday, Oct. 19: Alabama at No. 15 Tennessee*
• Saturday, Oct. 26: Alabama vs. No. 11 Missouri*
• Saturday, Nov. 2: BYE
• Saturday, Nov. 9: Alabama at No. 12 LSU*
• Saturday, Nov. 16: Alabama vs. Mercer | 1 p.m. | ESPN+, SEC Network+
• Saturday, Nov. 23: Alabama at No. 16 Oklahoma*
• Saturday, Nov. 30: Alabama vs. Auburn*

* Denotes SEC game

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