Alabama Looks to Snap Two-Game Skid Against Texas A&M on Homecoming

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama returns to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday needing a win more than at any point this season. The Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-2 SEC) host Texas A&M (4-3) at 2:30 p.m. Central on ABC, and it is the first time the Aggies have been Alabama's Homecoming opponent.

Alabama dropped to No. 13 in the AP poll after losing to Georgia and Tennessee in consecutive weeks. It was the program's first back-to-back regular-season losses since 2007.

The Series

This is the 17th meeting between the schools, with Alabama holding a 13-3 edge entering the season. The last game in Tuscaloosa went to Alabama, 24-20, in 2022. Texas A&M won the 2021 meeting 41-38 in College Station, and the Aggies' last win at Bryant-Denny came in 2012, when Johnny Manziel led a 29-24 upset of a top-ranked Alabama team.

History favors the home team on this weekend in particular. Alabama is 89-14-1 all-time on Homecoming and has won 22 of its last 25 Homecoming games dating back to 2000.

Coleman-Williams and Green will miss a second straight game. Starting center Racin Delgatty sat out at Tennessee, and running back EJ Crowell and starting cornerback Zabien Brown were both hurt in Knoxville. Head coach Kalen DeBoer said this week that Brown and Delgatty are making progress.

What's Next

Alabama has an open date on Oct. 31, then plays three of its final four regular-season games against SEC opponents: at LSU on Nov. 7, at Vanderbilt on Nov. 14, Chattanooga at home on Nov. 21, and the Iron Bowl against Auburn in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 28.

Sources: TideIllustrated injury report; RollTide.com Homecoming announcement; KBTX kickoff announcement; CBS Sports team page