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The Alabama Crimson Tide are set to face the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday. Kalen DeBoer’s squad enters at 6-1, having won six straight games after losing the opener to Florida State. Quarterback Ty Simpson has been one of the best players in college football this season and has had several pass catchers step up.

After an uncharacteristic muffed punt in the fourth quarter and a couple overthrows from Ty Simpson that would've resulted in explosive plays, Alabama delivered in crunch time, the first coming on Simpson's two-point toss to Cuevas and then Lawson's strip of Sellers.

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Alabama moved up to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after the Tennessee win, and the Tide remained at that spot after outlasting South Carolina. Fast forward to Sunday, after having the week off, UA remained at No. 4 in the Coaches Poll.

Alabama has climbed to No. 4 in the nation after four straight wins against ranked SEC opponents. The Crimson Tide now are eyeing a run at a potential national championship.

The definition of a trap game in the SEC is usually a bottom-feeding presence that outplays its talent level, and it's rarely the case with the conference loaded.

As a result, Alabama cleared a hurdle it hadn’t before under DeBoer. The Crimson Tide beat an unranked SEC team on the road. It had only one win over an unranked team on the road ever under DeBoer prior to Saturday, and that was against Wisconsin in September 2024.