Alabama Gets Another Shot at Revenge vs. Louisana-Monroe

Over under has seen the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks go a 4-8 so far, while the Alabama Crimson Tide go 7-6. Full disclosure, numerous trips inside the 40 were against the FCS foe. Now head coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide must win today with their season on the line.

SMITH’S CHALLENGE: Louisiana-Monroe’s redshirt freshman quarterback Garrett Smith has completed 79 percent of his passes through two games. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks recorded 279.9 passing yards and 69.5 rushing yards while allowed 189.9 passing yards and 183.3 russhing yards with turnover differential of 0.1. Saban said ULM has a “really good offensive scheme”. Watch Louisiana Monroe Warhawks vs Alabama Crimson Tide live stream online NCAA College Football SECN TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here. Now, they’re readying for 242-pound Derrick Henry, who cornerback Trey Caldwell calls “probably the biggest (running back) we’ve ever faced”. Alabama Crimson Tide, on the other hand, ranks No. 29 in rushing offense at home with 237.4 yards. The Warhawks also enter the game having won their last matchup with Alabama, a 21-14 victory in 2007. Now the two teams prepare to meet again as the Tide are fresh off an upset loss to Mississippi that saw the offense make more mistakes than it could afford.

Coker Needs to Take Control Jake Coker seems as if he has taken control of the quarterback position after his performance against Ole Miss and even though he rallied Alabama from behind twice during the game, he still made some awful errors including two costly interceptions.

Auburn will be playing Mississippi State today. Through the first three games of the season, a total of five Alabama receivers have totaled 100 or more receiving yards this season. Led by senior linebacker Reggie Ragland, the Alabama defense will be tough to beat unless you have the weapons of Ole Miss.

The Tide are looking to get back on track against an old upset.

ULM and Alabama are meeting on the gridiron for the third time as the two teams square off in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Alabama can also be mindful of the fact that they rebounded from last season’s loss to Ole Miss to win the SEC. He likes to control time of possession, minimize turnovers, and let his defense win games.