Getty QB Mac Jones of the Alabama Crimson Tide
In what will be the biggest game of the college football season so far, the No.2 Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs.
The game starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of the Georgia vs Alabama online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of CBS on the Prime CBS All-Access channel. You can try both Amazon Prime and the CBS Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Amazon Prime CBS All-Access Free Trial
Once you’re signed up for the Prime CBS All-Access Channel, you can watch Georgia vs Alabama live on the Amazon Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Georgia vs Alabama live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Georgia vs Alabama live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
CBS All-Access
This is ultimately the same as Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on CBS’ digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch a live stream of your local CBS channel via CBS All-Access, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for CBS All-Access, you can watch Georgia vs Alabama live on the CBS app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the CBS All Access website.
Georgia vs Alabama Preview
Saban and Alabama’s athletic director Greg Byrne both tested positive for COVID-19 this week, so there’s a good chance Saban won’t be on the sidelines.
“I found out earlier this afternoon that I had tested positive for COVID-19,” Saban said in a statement. “I immediately left work and isolated at home. At this time, I do not have any symptoms relative to COVID, and I have taken another PCR test to confirm my diagnosis.”
Still, there’s a chance if he tests negative Thursday, Friday and Saturday he could wind up on the sidelines, after all. For his part, Saban was still mentioning to reporters late in the week how great he feels and how much he’d hate to miss the game, so it will be interesting to see what happens. Either way, the show will go on.
One of the game’s key matchups will be, as it so often is, fought in the trenches between Alabama’s o-line and Georgia’s defensive front.
“It’s going to boil down to the line of scrimmage like it always does. If they have success running it then they’ll have a great play-action game. If they don’t, then you try to make them one-dimensional. It’s hard to do against Alabama,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said this week.
Many are billing this matchup as the nation’s best offense in the Crimson Tide going up against the best defense in the country in Georgia. The Bulldogs are surrendering just 3.7 yards per play, and a ridiculous 1.5 yards per rush, which is tops in the nation.
On offense, quarterback Mac Jones leads an offense that’s averaging 51 points a game, which is first in the FBS. Jones’ 385.0 yards per game through the air has been impressive, but he’ll have his biggest test of the season Saturday.
Georgia is giving up just 12.3 points a game, and they held off an impressive upset attempt by Tennessee last week. While few would question what Georgia brings to the table defensively, the biggest wild card of this game could be what the Bulldogs do on offense.
Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett has played well, and while his numbers are nowhere near the stats Jones possesses, he has taken care of the ball and trusted the system. He has 689 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in his first three games this season, and he’ll need a near-perfect outing here if the Bulldogs want to pull off the upset.