Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET, unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) takes on Kentucky (1-4, 0-2 SEC) live from Commonwealth Stadium in Kentucky. The game can be live streamed here. Alabama fans can hear all the acton on 92.9 The Game while Kentucky fans can access it on 630 WLAP-AM
Since winning the BCS championship for the third time in four years, nine players have been suspended for various off the field issues for Alabama while they've only lost seven games in that span. Safety Haha Cinton-Dix was the latest to fall after accepting and re-paying a short-term loan from assistant strength and conditioning coach Corey Harris.
"I think that our concern is that we get our players to do the right things the right way all the time," Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban told ESPN. "If players are committed and doing the right things, we won't have those issues to be dealing with."
While Alabama has seen some trouble off the field, it's been in everything but trouble on the field as the team has outscored its opponents 101-9 in the three games its played since Sept. 14.
"We just don't worry about it," quarterback AJ McCarron said. "It's not affecting me as a person. It has nothing to do with me. It has nothing to do with anybody else."
McCarron has been a key reason for Alabama's success, going 90-for-126 (71.4%) for 1,048 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions.
The Crimson Tide is 35-2-1 all-time against Kentucky and is looking to beat the Wildcats for the fifth straight time.
Kentucky surrenders an average of 196.2 rushing yards per game, which ranks them just above the Aggies for the worst ranking. T.J. Yeldon leads the Crimson Tide with 445 rushing yards on 72 attempts with four touchdowns, and averages 6.2 yards per carry.
Kentucky is looking to put a three-game losing streak behind it, but the team is facing a tough opponent to try and do so. Still, first-year coach Mark Stoops is optimistic that his team can pull it out.
"Yeah, anybody in the top 10, anybody in the top 20, any of these good teams, they are so well coached, such history," Stoops said per ESPN. "It will be a great challenge like I said, but something that we'll embrace. I just hope we continue to understand that we can win these games."
Alabama looks to continue its dominant season while Kentucky looks to surprise the world and snap its losing streak in a huge way tonight at Commonwealth Stadium.
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