Games between Alabama and Georgia always mean something, with two programs with championship pedigrees situated in football-mad states squaring off in a fight for gridiron supremacy.
Still, even when measured against that lofty bar, Saturday's game between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs will mean just a little bit more.
There perhaps won't be a more consequential, highly anticipated or breathlessly discussed matchup on the 2024 college football regular season calendar than the contest between No. 4 Alabama and No. 1 Georgia.
The winner will get a crucial leg up in the race for an SEC championship. Though the expanded 12-team playoff reduces the ramifications of the game a bit, the final score could have a significant impact on seeding for the event, especially if it helps determine which team gets a coveted bye. For Tide coach Kalen DeBoer, it will be the first major opportunity for him to show he can successfully follow in the footsteps of the legendary Nick Saban.
The recent history between the two programs shows the exalted standing both programs enjoy in modern college football. Of their past three meetings, two took place in the SEC championship and the third occurred in the College Football Playoff championship in January 2022, which Georgia won for its first national title since 1980.
The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide are used to throwing down with plenty on the line. Though this will be the first regular-season matchup between the two since 2020, they have played at least once in each of the past three seasons. Two of those were in the SEC Championship Game, while the third was on Jan. 10, 2022 in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Alabama is 2-1 in those contests, though Georgia got the better of the Tide to win its first of two consecutive national titles from 2021-22. That was Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart's only win in six games against Nick Saban, his former mentor and the now retired Alabama coach.
Saban was 8-2 overall against the Bulldogs and only lost to them once in the regular season -- that being in 2007, his first year with the Tide. Though Saban isn't roaming the sidelines anymore, that certainly doesn't decrease the magnitude of Saturday's game. It's a huge opportunity for first-year Alabama boss Kalen DeBoer to make an impression and earn a cornerstone win early in his tenure.
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