How to Watch No. 6 Alabama Football vs No. 24 Mississippi State
With both teams coming off of a loss, this upcoming weekend is set to mean quite a bit for both Alabama football and Mississippi State.
Both the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs are coming off of losses. Alabama was upset at Tennessee, resulting in a drop of three spots in the AP Top 25 all the way down to No. 6. For Mississippi State, a loss at Kentucky gave the Bulldogs their second loss of the season.
For Alabama, it's a game that will maintain its hold on second place in the SEC. For Mississippi State, a win symbolizes a means to get back in the hunt and right the ship. It's sure to be a fun one next Saturday night inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Here's everything you need to know about the game between the Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs:
How to Watch:
Who: No. 6 Alabama vs No. 24 Mississippi State
When: 6 p.m. CT, Saturday, Oct. 22
Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium
TV: ESPN. Play-By-Play, Chris Fowler; Analyst, Kirk Herbstreit; Sideline, Holly Rowe and Todd McShay.
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. Play-By-Play, Chris Stewart; Analyst, John Parker Wilson. SiriusXM channel 81.
Series: Alabama leads 84-18-3, including 14 in a row dating back to 2008
Last Meeting: Alabama defeated Mississippi State 49-9 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, extending the Crimson Tide's winning streak to 14 games. The Bulldogs kept the game relatively close, heading into halftime down just 21-6. However, four second-half touchdowns for the Crimson Tide were enough to send the Bulldogs home with their tails tucked between their legs.
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young 20-of-28 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver John Metchie III led all Crimson Tide receivers with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. Roydell Williams led Alabama's running backs with 11 carries for 78 yards.
Last Time Out, Alabama: Young made his return from injury to start the game, but a solid offensive performance wasn't enough for Alabama as it fell at then-No. 6 Tennessee due to a field goal as the clock expired. The Crimson Tide lost 52-49 and headed home with its first loss of the year.
Young finished the game with an impressive stat line for a quarterback that was returning from a shoulder injury. Young completed 35-of-52 passes for 455 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, running back Jahmyr Gibbs led the Crimson Tide 24 carries for 103 yards and three touchdowns.
At the end of the day, though, it was Alabama's defense and costly penalties that spelled the downfall of the Crimson Tide.
Last Time Out, Mississippi State: With a halftime score of 3-3, Mississippi State entered the visitor's locker room at Kentucky with a decent shot at beating the Wildcats and improving to a 6-1 record — the same as division foe Alabama.
It wasn't meant to be, though, and Kentucky pulled out all the stops to score 24 second-half points and win a 27-17 win. Bulldogs quarterback Will Rogers had an unusually quiet performance, completing 25-of-37 passes for 203 yards, one touchdown and one interception. And with just 22 rushing yards off of 10 attempts by Mississippi State rushers, it was a quiet day overall for the Bulldogs.
See Also:
2022 Alabama Football Early Opponent Preview: No. 8 Mississippi State
SEC Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022
11 a.m. CT - UT Martin at No. 3 Tennessee, SEC Network
2:30 p.m. CT - No. 7 Ole Miss at LSU, CBS
3 p.m. CT - Vanderbilt at Missouri, SEC Network
6 p.m. CT - No. 24 Mississippi State at No. 6 Alabama, ESPN
6:30 p.m. CT - Texas A&M at South Carolina, SEC Network
College Football Schedule
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Georgia State at Appalachian State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (ESPN+)
Thursday, Oct. 20
Virginia at Georgia Tech, 6:30 p.m., ESPN (ESPN+)
Troy at South Alabama, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU (ESPN+)
Friday, Oct. 21
Princeton at Harvard, 6 p.m., ESPNU (ESPN+)
Tulsa at Temple, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (ESPN+)
UAB at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports video)
Saturday, Oct. 22
Syracuse at Clemson, 11 a.m., ABC (espn3)
Iowa at Ohio State, 11 a.m., Fox (Fox Sports)
Cincinnati at SMU, 11 a.m., ESPN (ESPN+)
Kansas at Baylor, 11 a.m., ESPN2 (ESPN+)
Houston at Navy, 11 a.m., ESPNU (ESPN+)
UT Martin at Tennessee, 11 a.m., SEC Network (ESPN+)
Indiana at Rutgers, 11 a.m., Big Ten Network (Fox Sports)
Louisiana-Monroe at Army, 11 a.m., CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports video)
Duke at Miami, 11:30 a.m., Bally Sports South (Bally Sports+)
UNLV at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m., NBC (Notre Dame on NBC)
Texas at Oklahoma State, 2:30 p.m., ABC (espn3)
Ole Miss at LSU, 2:30 p.m., CBS (SEC on CBS)
UCLA at Oregon, 2:30 p.m., Fox (Fox Sports)
Purdue at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m., ESPN (ESPN+)
Memphis at Tulane, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 (ESPN+)
BYU at Liberty, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU (ESPN+)
West Virginia at Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 (Fox Sports)
Northwestern at Maryland, 2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network (Fox Sports)
Boston College at Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m., ACC Network (ESPN+)
Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 2:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports video)
Vanderbilt at Missouri, 3 p.m., SEC Network (ESPN+)
Arizona State at Stanford, 3 p.m., Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Network Live)
Fresno State at New Mexico, 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports 2 (Fox Sports)
Mississippi State at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN (ESPN+)
Boise State at Air Force, 6 p.m., CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports video)
Minnesota at Penn State, 6:30 p.m., ABC (espn3)
Central Florida at East Carolina, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU (ESPN+)
Texas A&M at South Carolina, 6:30 p.m., SEC Network (ESPN+)
Kansas State at TCU, 7 p.m., Fox (Fox Sports)
Pittsburgh at Louisville, 7 p.m., ACC Network (ESPN+)
Colorado at Oregon State, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Network Live)
Utah State at Wyoming, 8:45 p.m., Fox Sports 1 (Fox Sports)
Washington at California, 9:30 p.m., ESPN (ESPN+)
San Diego State at Nevada, 9:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports video)
Montana at Sacramento State, 10 p.m., ESPN2 (ESPN+)
