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Alabama and Georgia have both started 5-0 this season but will meet Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama remained No. 7 in Sunday's coaches poll after its 56-23 win Saturday over Mississippi State. The Associated Press poll will be released later Sunday. Georgia remained No. 2 in Sunday's coaches poll ahead of Saturday night's game between Alabama and Georgia in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Coaches poll top 10: 1. Texas (45) 2. Georgia (20) 3. Notre Dame (1) 4. Miami 5. Indiana (8) 6. Ohio State 7.

The Alabama defense, aside from a few drives, was outstanding during Alabama's 56-23 win on the road at Mississippi State. The unit racked up five sacks, nine tackles-for-loss, five quarterback hurries, two interceptions & two forced fumbles. The front seven was impressive with freshman linebacker Xavier Griffin, the highest-ranked signee in the Crimson Tide's 2026 recruiting class, tallying nine tackles, one tackle-for-loss and his first collegiate sack.

Bama247 is doing it after every game and it will be posted on Sunday each week. Here are 10 takeaways/observations from the Alabama win over the Bulldogs in Starkville (Miss.) on Saturday afternoon. VIP No. 7 Alabama started fast and never let up for another big conference win, this time on the road at No. 16 Mississippi State to advance to 5-0 (3-0 SEC) heading into a massive showdown with undefeated Georgia in Bryant-Denny Stadium next Saturday.

Remello Armstrong was sitting in his government class, during seventh period, last week when his high school football coaches pulled him out of the classroom. The three-star wide receiver from Nashville, Tennessee, had a visitor — Alabama general manager Courtney Morgan. And Morgan presented him with his latest offer. "I was just amazed," Armstrong told Bama247.

For the fifth time in five games this season, Daniel Hill started at running back Alabama against Mississippi State on Saturday. But it was hard to miss what happened after that. Hill fumbled on two of his first three carries, with Alabama recovering the first one but losing the second one. After that second quarter run with 9:56 remaining before halftime, Hill did not receive another carry until midway through the third quarter, when he ran for three yards.

Alabama is a slight betting underdog against Georgia in Saturday's game in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide is a 1.5-point underdog on BetMGM, FanDuel and DraftKings sports books as of Sunday morning, while Caesars sports book had yet to post a new line. Georgia had been a 2.5-point favorite in some earlier betting on the game, while Alabama at one point Saturday evening after its win over Mississippi State was briefly a 1.5-point favorite over Georgia on FanDuel.

For the first time since 2022, Alabama is 5-0. Is that surprising? Depends on how realistic you thought back in the offseason that Alabama would lose to East Carolina, Kentucky, Florida State, South Carolina or Mississippi State. Back in August, we weren't predicting Alabama would drop any of those games. But there has been an upward creep of expectations around the Tide rolling into October. The over/under for wins has been pumped up by sports books from 8.5 in the preseason to 9.5 now.

The Alabama offense was outstanding in the 56-23 win over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, including scoring the most points in a road game vs an AP-ranked team in school history. The Crimson Tide defense, aside from a drive or two, was also impressive. The unit racked up five sacks, nine tackles-for-loss, five quarterback hurries, two interceptions & two forced fumbles. One of the many bright spots from the performance?

On running between the tackles to start the game: "Yeah, I think. I mean, we believe that that we can do that, you know, and we're not going to be stubborn about it. We've seen this at different times throughout the year here, the last three four weeks, you know. And again, today we we open it up, and the more confidence you have in your quarterback and the ability to protect, the more just really going to keep a defense, you know, kind of on their heels, learning what's coming at you.

It was another quick start for Alabama with a turnover, touchdown drive and pick-six to get things rolling on Saturday morning against Mississippi State. The Bulldogs fought back in the first half, but the Crimson Tide kept battling to enter the locker room with a 28-17 lead. Quarterback Keelon Russell kept it rolling in the second half, leading a 75 yard touchdown drive.