Texas A&M plays at Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
Where each team stands
Alabama is 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the SEC under Kalen DeBoer, and was ranked No. 6 in the AP poll published Oct. 4. The Crimson Tide beat East Carolina 48-10, won 45-17 at Kentucky, beat Florida State 50-36 and South Carolina 49-18, and won 56-23 at Mississippi State on Oct. 3. On Oct. 17 Alabama plays at Tennessee.
Texas A&M is 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the SEC under Mike Elko, in his third season. The Aggies beat Missouri State 50-0 and Arizona State 48-20, lost 31-21 to Kentucky on Sept. 19, lost 35-6 at LSU, beat Arkansas 34-7 and lost 27-6 at Missouri on Oct. 10. Texas A&M had been ranked No. 23 earlier this season and is now unranked. The Aggies' next game is against The Citadel at Kyle Field on Oct. 17, at noon Central on SECN+.
The tailgate
Texas A&M's Aggie Park & Midnight Yell is twenty acres of new park next to Kyle Field, between the stadium and the Bush Library, with a yell practice at midnight the night before. At Alabama, hundreds of tents go up on the University Quad on Friday night, and the whole thing is full by dawn.
What to watch
On the record through Oct. 10, the Aggies have lost three of their last four, to Kentucky, LSU and Missouri. Alabama has not lost.