Countdown to Kickoff: Alabama takes on the Bulldogs in Kalen DeBoer's SEC debut

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Live video above: Full specialThe Tide is rising, but can it sweep away the Georgia Bulldogs?That's the question much of the college football world is asking as we quickly approach the highly anticipated Saturday showdown between the No. 2 ranked dogs and reigning SEC Champion Alabama.The two titans have been vying for the top of the conference for years, but the stakes have drastically changed since their last meeting.Newcomer head coach Kalen DeBoer has kept the Tide rolling through three games so far this season, but his first meeting with Kirby Smart doubles as his first taste of the SEC.Smart, a former Nick Saban hire at Alabama, returns to Tuscaloosa to take on a Tide no longer led by his former boss, his 5-1 record against the legendary head coach now cemented in the history books.Titles have been on the line the last three times 'Bama took on the Bulldogs but this early-season matchup somehow means so much more.The two teams face off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Bryant Denny Stadium.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —

The Tide is rising, but can it sweep away the Georgia Bulldogs? That's the question much of the college football world is asking as we quickly approach the highly anticipated Saturday showdown between the No. 2 ranked dogs and reigning SEC Champion Alabama.

The two titans have been vying for the top of the conference for years, but the stakes have drastically changed since their last meeting.

Newcomer head coach Kalen DeBoer has kept the Tide rolling through three games so far this season, but his first meeting with Kirby Smart doubles as his first taste of the SEC.

Smart, a former Nick Saban hire at Alabama, returns to Tuscaloosa to take on a Tide no longer led by his former boss, his 5-1 record against the legendary head coach now cemented in the history books.

Titles have been on the line the last three times 'Bama took on the Bulldogs but this early-season matchup somehow means so much more.

The two teams face off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Bryant Denny Stadium.

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