Alabama faces a tough stretch in the middle of October. The Crimson Tide will host Georgia on Oct. 10 before traveling to Knoxville for its annual "Third Saturday in October" date with Tennessee. Alabama will return home Oct. 24 for its first home date against Texas A&M since 2022.

Every television show and many other forms of entertainment schedule themselves to stay out of the ratings behemoth that is the NFL. College football is one of them. The sport already schedules most its marquee postseason events to avoid the NFL;