TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — South Carolina had chances to knock off Alabama the past two football seasons. Both times, the Crimson Tide made enough plays late to avoid an upset.
They would prefer not to have to do it again.
The eighth-ranked Tide (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) host South Carolina (2-1, 0-1) on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium with both teams looking to address problems from last week.
Alabama needed to overcome a 15-point deficit to beat Florida State, 50-36, and allowed 377 passing yards against their visitors from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Gamecocks, meanwhile, lost 41-34 to Mississippi State to open SEC play and now face their first road game of the year.
“We’ve moved on. In this building, we’ve moved on,” South Carolina sixth-year head coach Shane Beamer said. “Saturday sucked. We’re not going to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves.”