TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 10 Alabama is one of college football’s most storied programs, and the defending national champion. And Georgia State’s football team?
Well, they have one now.
The Crimson Tide (8-2) hosts former ‘Bama coach Bill Curry’s first-year program Thursday night in a game that is literally a historic mismatch.
For Alabama, it’s the game before The Game. Eight days later, the Tide will face No. 2 Auburn aiming to knock its in-state rival out of national title contention.
Realistically, the primary goals for this one are probably along these lines: avoid injuries and get backup quarterback A.J. McCarron and other youngsters some playing time. Coach Nick Saban and Alabama’s players insist they’re not approaching it that way.