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Crimson Tide vs. Kentucky: Notes, TV/Radio Info and Livestream Details

By Meredith Hornsby

Sep 10, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban brings his team onto the field prior to warm ups at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban brings his team onto the field prior to warm ups at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Alabama Crimson Tide returns to SEC play and takes on the University of Kentucky Wildcats Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium for homecoming.

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University of Kentucky (1-2, 0-0 SEC) vs. No. 1/1 Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC)

Time: 6:00 p.m. CT

  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium-Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Local Weather at Kickoff: Sunny, 73 degrees
  • Stadium Capacity: 101,821
  • Television Information: SEC Network
  • Television Announcers: Dave Pasch will serve as the play-by-play announcer with Greg McElroy serving as the color analyst. The pair will be joined by sideline reporter Tom Luginbill.
  • Radio Info: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Eli Gold as Play-by-Play announcer, Phil Savage as color analyst, and Chris Stewart as sideline reporter); Sirius 106/XM 190
  • Livestream Info: Watch ESPN
  • Vegas Odds: (via OddsShark) Alabama (-35)
  • Next up for Alabama: October 8 vs Arkansas Razorbacks, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Time and Television info TBA

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Alabama and Kentucky will meet for the 40th time in the history of the two programs. Alabama enters Saturday’s contest with a 362-1 record all-time against UK, including a 9-0 mark in Tuscaloosa. The Tide defeated Kentucky, 48-7, in Lexington in the last meeting between the two teams in 2013. Alabama came away with a 17-14 win in the Wildcats’ last appearance in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 4, 2008, in that season’s SEC home opener for the Tide.

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Nick Saban is 12-2 all-time in Southeastern Conference home openers spanning his time at Alabama and LSU and have outscored its opponents by a score of 434-227. He is 9-1 at Alabama and his teams have outscored its foes by a 282-129 mark during his nine years at Alabama.

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Kentucky seeks its third consecutive victory when it travels to top-ranked Alabama for a Saturday night date with the Crimson Tide. It will be the Wildcats’ first trip to Tuscaloosa since 2008 and only the third appearance in Bryant-Denny Stadium in the past 20 years. The Wildcats scored an impressive 17-10 win over South Carolina last Saturday.  Offensively, running backs Stanley “Boom” Williams and Benny Snell Jr. churned their way to 196 yards and two touchdowns last week against South Carolina, closing the Gamecocks out with a game-winning fourth quarter scoring drive that featured 11 consecutive running plays.

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Tomorrow’s game promises to be a fun one for Crimson Tide fans. Homecoming events kick off in the early afternoon with the annual parade at 1 p.m. CT and culminates with the game at 6 p.m. in Bryant-Denny. Join all of the BamaHammer crew on the website, Facebook, and Twitter as we provide commentary and information throughout the day. Roll Tide!

 

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