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No. 1 Alabama Arrives at Florida, Ready to Face the Gators in the Swamp

Crimson Tide looks to start off SEC play with a win, while the Gators aims to avenge last season's loss in the SEC Championship Game.
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No. 1 Alabama Arrives at Florida, Ready to Face the Gators in the Swamp
No. 1 Alabama Arrives at Florida, Ready to Face the Gators in the Swamp

It's been a decade since Alabama took a trip down to the Swamp to take on the Florida Gators, but it is where the Crimson Tide is opening Southeastern Conference play.

The Crimson Tide Tide and Gators met in a memorable SEC Championship matchup last season in which Alabama ultimately prevailed 52-46.

There are a lot of new faces for both teams and a lot of the talent from that 2020 championship game heard their names called in the NFL draft, but it will still be an exciting matchup in Gainesville this weekend.

How to Watch: No. 1 Alabama vs No. 13 Florida

Where: Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

When: 2:30 p.m. CT

FuboTV

TV: CBS

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: John Parker Wilson, Sideline: Rashad Johnson) CTSN or on Sirius/XM 81

Online: FuboTV

Weather forecast: Low 80s with 40% chance of storms

Series info: Alabama leads the all-time series 26-14 and has won seven straight games in the series dating back to 2009 including the 2020 SEC Championship game. The Crimson Tide and Gators have met in the SEC Championship game 10 times starting with the inaugural game in 1992. The last time Florida beat Alabama was the 2008 SEC Championship game. Alabama beat Florida 38-10 on its last trip to Gainesville in 2011.

SEC Schedule (Week 3)

New Mexico at Texas A&M, 11 a.m. CT- SEC Network FuboTV

Chattanooga at Kentucky, 11 a.m. CT- SEC Network+ | ESPN+

SE Missouri State at Missouri, 11 a.m. CT- SEC Network+ | ESPN+

Tennessee Tech at Tennessee, 11 a.m. CT- SEC Network+ | ESPN+

Alabama at Florida, 2:30 p.m. CT- CBS FuboTV

Georgia Southern at Arkansas, 3:00 p.m. CT- SEC Network FuboTV

Mississippi State at Memphis, 3:00 p.m. CT- ESPN2 FuboTV

South Carolina at Georgia, 6:00 p.m. CT- ESPN FuboTV

Auburn at Penn State, 6:30 p.m. CT- ABC FuboTV

Central Michigan at LSU, 6:30 p.m. CT- SEC Network FuboTV

Tulane at Ole Miss, 7:00 p.m. CT- ESPN2 FuboTV

Stanford at Vanderbilt, 7:00 p.m. CT, ESPNU FuboTV

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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