Alabama and Florida State kick off the season in a head-to-head matchup between perhaps the two top national title contenders. While many have assumed this battle of national juggernauts could put the loser at risk of falling out of the national title picture, Alabama play-by-play man Eli Gold told WJOX radio in Birmingham that there are “very few downsides” to the matchup for either program.
“I personally enjoy it as a football fan,” Gold said in the interview. “Coach Saban really likes it, too, because he is always said that when you are playing a really big game in Week 1, there is an extra ratcheted-up degree of intensity in fall camp.