Alabama Crimson Tide vs Fresno State Bulldogs: Notes, TV/Radio/Livestream Info and More
The Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Fresno State Bulldogs for the home opener this weekend in Tuscaloosa. Here is all the news, radio, television, and livestream information you need to cheer on the Tide.
No. 1 University of Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0, 0-0 SEC) vs Fresno State University Bulldogs (1-0, 0-0 MWC) – Saturday, September 9, 2017.
Time: 2:30 p.m. Central Time
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Stadium Capacity: 101,821
Expected Forecast at Game Time: Sunny, 82*F/28*C; 0% chance of rain
- Television Information: ESPN2
- Television Announcers: Play by play from Adam Amin with analysis by Anthony Becht in the booth; Rocky Boiman on the sidelines.
- Radio Info: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Eli Gold as Play-by-Play announcer, Phil Savage as color analyst, and Chris Stewart as sideline reporter). CTSN on Sirius: 138/XM 191
- Livestream Info: Watch ESPN
- Vegas Odds: (via SBRpicks.com) Alabama (-44.0) at press time.
- Next up for Alabama: Colorado State at Bryant-Denny Stadium, September 16, 2017. 6pm central time kickoff on either ESPN or ESPN2.
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Alabama remains No. 1 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls this week following the Tide’s 24-7 win over
then-No. 3 Florida State last Saturday. Fresno State is unranked after opening the season with a 66-0 win over Incarnate Word.
SEE MORE: Alabama Game Notes
Series Notes
Alabama and Fresno State will meet for the first time in the history of the two
programs this weekend. The Crimson Tide is 6-1 all-time (4-1 after vacations) against current
members of the Mountain West Conference. The Tide’s last meeting with a Mountain West
opponent was a 31-6 win over Colorado State on Sept. 21, 2013 in the Tide’s home opener
at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 3-1 all-time against the MWC, including a 2-0 mark with the Crimson Tide. In addition to the win over CSU in 2013, Saban and the Tide posted a 48-3 win over San Jose State in the 2010 season opener at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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Saturday’s contest between Fresno State and the Alabama Crimson Tide will be the first meeting between the two schools. This will be the third time the Bulldogs will have faced the No. 1-ranked team in the nation (USC, 2005; Oklahoma, 2003). Fresno State is 12-31 in games against Power 5 schools since 1998. Fresno State’s contest at Alabama this weekend will be the first of back-to-back games against teams that played in the College Football Playoff in 2016 – three other teams have
done this before, all Power 5 schools. Fresno State shut an opponent out for the first time since 2009 in its opener. Twenty-eight Bulldogs saw their first game action at Fresno State in week 1, while seven saw starts for the first time in their careers. Fresno State retired Derek Carr’s jersey last weekend during halftime of the season opener, making him the seventh in the 95-year history of the program to carry the honor.
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The Alabama Crimson Tide vs Fresno State matchup should be a fun one for Bama and Bulldogs fans alike. Don’t miss all the action leading up to and during the game right here at BamaHammer.com. Be sure to “like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all the latest news and witty commentary throughout the coming football season. Roll Tide!