Overview

• The SEC's Week 9 release slots the game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, into ABC's afternoon window.
• Alabama also hosts Tennessee on Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC as part of the league's updated midseason schedule.
• The Crimson Tide enter this stretch at 5-1 and No. 6 nationally after a 27-24 win at Missouri.
• South Carolina sits at 3-3 and unranked, with former Alabama head coach Mike Shula calling plays for quarterback LaNorris Sellers.
• The matchup continues Alabama's sixth straight broadcast on ABC and follows a series the Tide lead 14-3, including a 27-25 win in 2024.