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#12Alabama Crimson Tide

1–0 · 0–0 SEC
In the books
WEEK 2 · 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

Alabama’s run-game repair reaches the road with no room for a third-quarter stall

Kentucky will show whether Alabama’s rebuilt rushing operation can stay connected through its first SEC road game.

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Alabama Crimson Tide wideout Ryan Williams scores the game winning touchdown against Georgia in 2024
Alabama Crimson Tide wideout Ryan Williams scores the game winning touchdown against Georgia in 2024
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Your game

Alabama at Kentucky
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ABC
Final
Alabama
Final · Alabama 45–17 KentuckyWish granted ✓
Kentucky

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Alabama wanted
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CBS
Impact 1
Rooted for
Mississippi State
at
Minnesota
Final · Mississippi State 38–13 MinnesotaWish granted ✓
Projected 1.5-point playoff boost

Mississippi State won and stayed ranked ahead of its Week 5 game against Alabama.

Entering-week projection38% if Mississippi State won36% with the other result1.5-point differenceAlabama playoff chance
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The CW Network
Impact 2
UTSA
at
Rooted for
Texas State
Final · UTSA 31–26 Texas StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 1.2-point playoff boost

UTSA won instead, so Alabama did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection38% if Texas State won37% with the other result1.2-point differenceAlabama playoff chance
46 other games had little impact
Rutgers at Boston College · ESPN2
Missouri at Kansas · FOX
Oklahoma at Michigan · FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M · ABC
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech · The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue · FS1
Penn State at Temple · ESPN2
South Florida at Army · CBSSN
App State at East Carolina · ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia · SEC Network
UCF at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
Arizona at BYU · FOX
California at Syracuse · ACC Network
Duke at Illinois · FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State · BTN
Maryland at UConn · CBSSN
Utah State at Washington · BTN
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
UL Monroe at UAB · ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas · ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State · USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International · ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio · ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska · FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston · ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane · ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA · BTN
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Texas Tech at Oregon State · CBS
Iowa State at Iowa · NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson · ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic · ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU · SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn · SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss · ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force · FS1
Arkansas at Utah · ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State · CBSSN
Louisiana at USC · BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i · MW+
The rooting list was:Alabama, then Mississippi State, Texas State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.