How to Watch Week 5: Alabama Football at Mississippi State

Everything you need to know about the Crimson Tide's first SEC road test of the season, including TV channel and start time.

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