How to Watch Week 5: Alabama Football at Mississippi State
Everyone get ready for a late night in Starkville. Alabama opens the road portion of its SEC schedule this Saturday with an 8 p.m. kickoff at Mississippi State.
Alabama hasn't lost to Mississippi State since Nick Saban's first season with the Crimson Tide in 2007. The Bulldogs are now led by first-year head coach Zach Arnett after the untimely death of Mike Leach in December.
The two teams are on opposite ends of the SEC West standings in the early portion of the season. The Tide opened SEC play with a win over Ole Miss behind a strong second-half performance. The Bulldogs got blown out by LSU before losing a back-and-forth game with South Carolina to drop to 0-2 in SEC play.
Will Alabama extend its streak to 16 games over Mississippi State?
Here's what you need to know as the Crimson Tide goes on the road to take on the Bulldogs:
How to Watch No. 12 Alabama at Mississippi State
Who: Alabama (3-1, 1-0 SEC) at Mississippi State (2-2, 0-2 SEC)
When: 8 p.m. CT, Saturday
Where: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
TV: ESPN
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network: Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart | Analyst: Tyler Watts | Sideline: Christian Miller
Series: Alabama leads 87-17-3 and has won 15 straight
Last meeting: Like many of the matchups between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs over the last 15 seasons, Alabama completely overwhelmed Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa last season. Will Rogers attempted 60 passes for State, but the Bulldogs struggled to get anything going offensively. It not for a touchdown run on the literal last play of the game, Alabama would have shut Mississippi State out. Bryce Young threw for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns as Alabama rolled to a 30-6 victory.
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Last time out, Alabama: The first half of Alabama's game against Ole Miss was looking like more of the same lackluster performance from the previous two games. But the defense was dominant in the second half, and the offense as a whole started to figure some things out on the way to a 24-10 victory over the Rebels. Jase McClellan had his first 100-yard game of the season, Jalen Milroe completed 17 of 21 passes, and the Crimson Tide defense finished with 10 tackles for loss.
Last time out, Mississippi State: Will Rogers threw for nearly 500 yards, but it still wasn't enough for Mississippi State in a 37-30 loss at South Carolina. The Bulldogs fell behind by 14 points, but rallied to tie it up. The game continued in that manner until South Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter.
How to Watch Week 5 of College Football
(all times ET)
Thursday, Sept. 28
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Temple at Tulsa | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Jacksonville State at Sam Houston | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
Friday, Sept. 29
Louisville at NC State | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Columbia at Princeton | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
Utah at Oregon State | 9 p.m. | FS1
Louisiana Tech at UTEP | 9 p.m. | CBSSN
Cincinnati at BYU | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 30
USC at Colorado | 12 p.m. | FOX
Penn State at Northwestern | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Florida at Kentucky | 12 p.m.
Texas A&M at Arkansas | 12 p.m.
Louisiana at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Utah State at UConn | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Clemson at Syracuse | 12 p.m. | ABC
UAB at Tulane | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
South Alabama at James Madison | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Buffalo at Akron | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Howard at Robert Morris | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Morgan State at Yale | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Virginia Lynchburg at Delaware State | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Dartmouth at Penn | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
East Tennessee State at Samford | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Virginia at Boston College | 2 p.m. | CW Network
North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Austin Peay at Lindenwood | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Colgate at Cornell | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
South Dakota at North Dakota State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Youngstown State at UNI | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Southwest Minnesota State at Valparaiso | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Drake at Morehead State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Carolina at The Citadel | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Miami (Ohio) at Kent State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Arizona State at Cal | 3 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Weber State at Northern Colorado | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota at South Dakota State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgia at Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Michigan at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Kansas at Texas | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Indiana at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Illinois at Purdue | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock
Wagner at Rutgers | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Bowling Green at Georgia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Houston at Texas Tech | 3:30 p.m.
Baylor at UCF | 3:30 p.m.
Arkansas State at UMass | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
South Florida at Navy | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Old Dominion at Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Ball State at Western Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Toledo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Bucknell at Lafayette | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Missouri at Vanderbilt | 4 p.m. | SEC Network
Boise State at Memphis | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
New Mexico at Wyoming | 4 p.m. | Mountain West Network
Campbell at North Carolina Central | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Tarleton State at SE Louisiana | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho at Eastern Washington | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho State at Montana | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Portland State at Montana State | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
VMI at Mercer | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Harvard at Holy Cross | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Missouri State at Southern Illinois | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
LSU at Ole Miss | 6 p.m. | ESPN
Kennesaw State at Charleston Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Chattanooga at Wofford | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Oregon at Stanford | 6:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Iowa State at Oklahoma | 7 p.m. | FS1
East Carolina at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Abilene Christian at North Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern | 7 p.m. | NFL Network
Troy at Georgia State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas State at Southern Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Abilene Christian at North Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Grambling at Prairie View A&M | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at North Alabama | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Indiana State at Murray State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Lamar at Houston Christian | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Northwestern State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas A&M-Commerce at Stephen F. Austin | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee State at UT Martin | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Notre Dame at Duke | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
South Carolina at Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Michigan State at Iowa | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Charlotte at SMU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Pitt at Virginia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
West Virginia at TCU | 8 p.m. | ESPN2
Appalachian State at UL Monroe | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
San Diego State at Air Force | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Central Arkansas at Southern Utah | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Davis at Cal Poly | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Nicholls at McNeese | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State | 9 p.m. | ESPN
Northern Arizona at Sacramento State | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Washington at Arizona | 10 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Nevada at Fresno State | 10:30 p.m. | FS1
