The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs will travel to Tuscaloosa for a highly-anticipated SEC matchup against the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. Both powerhouse programs are 5-0 to begin the 2026 college football season as they take the field for a matchup with serious College Football Playoff implications. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is widely considered one of the best coaches in college football, finding great success over his 11 seasons at the helm for the Bulldogs thus far.
However, his record against Alabama is less than stellar. Smart has just two wins over the Crimson Tide in nine total meetings. ESPN broadcast personality Stephen A.
Smith called out that fact during the most recent episode of "First Take." “Kirby Smart is the closest thing that we’ve ever seen to a Nick Saban," football analyst Louis Riddick said on the show. Smart's first win over Alabama came in the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship game. Win No. 2 came in last year's SEC Championship game.
Saturday's highly-anticipated clash between Georgia and Alabama will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET from the Crimson Tide's Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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