Saturday’s contest between the Golden Flashes of Kent State and the Alabama Crimson Tide will only make the second meeting between the two programs. The Crimson Tide took the first game in 2011, winning 48-7. Kent State is also Coach Nick Saban’s alma mater. As a head coach, Saban currently holds a 2-0 record over his former college team with one of those wins coming in 1990 when he was at Toledo.
Coach Nick Saban doesn’t like to say it but expect this game to be a tune-up game for the rest of the season. True freshman Jalen Hurts, playing in his fourth collegiate game, will get more time to work on his passing against the Golden Flashes.