The SEC revealed the 2026 schedules on Thursday, and Alabama football received a brutal October-to-early-November draw that will define the season.
Alabama still has game(s) to play in 2025, with the opening round of the College Football Playoff kicking off next Friday night in Norman against Oklahoma.
But on Thursday night, the SEC unveiled the 2026 schedules. It's a brutal slate for every team in the league. In the first year of the nine-game SEC schedules, coupled with the calendar allowing for only one bye week, everyone will face a gauntlet.