Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET) at Bryant-Denny Stadium, with Jay Alter and Rocky Boiman on the call and Tori Petry reporting on SEC Network+.
- No. 10 Alabama enters 8-2 after a 23-21 loss to Oklahoma, while FCS Eastern Illinois is 3-8 on a six-game skid, and local forecasts expect a lopsided result.
- DeBoer reiterates a routine, process-driven week, and coverage anticipates extensive rotations with multiple scholarship quarterbacks and heavy defensive substitutions.
- Alabama aims to gain depth reps and stay healthy ahead of the Iron Bowl as SEC title and College Football Playoff hopes remain in play.
- Eastern Illinois has used two quarterbacks—Cole LaCrue and Connor Wolf—with both playing recently and splitting starts this season.