The 23rd-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide hosts two ranked opponents this week, the 11th ranked Oregon Ducks on Thursday and the 21st ranked Houston Cougars over the weekend.
In a quirk of the schedule, Alabama didn't have a true "mid week" game this week, but instead for the second week in a row are playing Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Thursday game, with 11th ranked Oregon came about because of the Ducks playing Mississippi State in Starkville this weekend. Oregon coach George Horton contacted 'Bama coach Mitch Gaspard about practicing in Tuscaloosa on Thursday night.