Georgia has an opportunity on Saturday to take what is theirs and then some. A home victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide would not only do wonders for the Bulldogs' College Football Playoff prospects, but it would put Alabama's decent chances on life support. Then again, Georgia got by Tennessee on the road by the skin of its teeth two weeks ago in overtime. They need to show up.
While much has been made about Georgia's utter dominance at home in recent years, as well as Alabama's struggles to run the football so far this season, people seem to be forgetting one... Former Georgia star and college football analyst David Pollack mentioned that Alabama is 1-4 in its last five true road games dating back to last season. This first loss came at Vanderbilt after defeating Georgia.
Not including the neutral-site loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, here are the results.
Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
Oct. 5, 2024 | at Vanderbilt Commodores | L, 40-35 |
Oct. 19, 2024 | at Tennessee Volunteers | L, 24-17 |
Nov. 9, 2024 | at LSU Tigers | W, 42-13 |
Nov. 23, 2024 | at Oklahoma Sooners | L, 24-3 |
Aug. 30, 2025 | at Florida State Seminoles | L, 31-17 |
While the two losses at both Tennessee SEC schools were by a single score, neither defeat at Oklahoma or at Florida State were particularly close. Yes, the Crimson Tide clobbered LSU in Baton Rouge back on Nov. 9, but the road losses in Norman and Tallahassee are still somewhat fresh in the minds of college football fans. Georgia needs to put in the work, but has a big home-field advantage.
Of all the trends ahead of this game, this downward one under Kalen DeBoer is the most concerning.
Alabama Crimson Tide have not been road warriors under Kalen DeBoer
Look. This is not the end-all, be-all heading into this primetime SEC affair. Alabama has won nine of the last 10 meetings over Georgia, including last year's game at Bryant-Denny under the bright lights. While both teams are starting new quarterbacks this year, the same two head coaches remain. Even though DeBoer got the win last year, Kirby Smart has been awfully tough to sneak one past at home.
While the betting line has gradually gone in Alabama's direction, Georgia has been the betting favorite the entire time. If this game were to be played in Tuscaloosa again, things might look different. For now, Georgia feels like the slight favorite for a few reasons, including this other one people seem to be ignoring as well. Look at how both teams played back in Week 3 ahead of their first bye of 2025...
Alabama got a listless Wisconsin Badgers team to come to Bryant-Denny two weeks ago. After a 2-0 start to the season, Wisconsin has looked like one of the worst teams in the Big Ten. The Badgers look completely outclassed when taking on Power Four teams. As for Georgia, the Bulldogs were able to eke out an impressive road win over rival Tennessee despite largely getting outplayed in that one.
To tie a bow on this, Alabama may not be as good as the Crimson Tide looked at home vs. a dead to rights Wisconsin team. As for Georgia, there is a chance the Bulldogs play markedly better at home after playing a mostly disjointed one of the road vs. Tennessee. Something has to give in this game on Saturday night. Georgia should be favored to win this, but the Dawgs have to beat Alabama first.
For now, DeBoer and the Crimson Tide have to find something fierce from within to win on the road.