CBS Sports does not waste time when it comes to choosing the games its wants to air.
The venue people chose as the “most watched network” sent out a press release on Wednesday, highlighting the match-ups it wants in the fall from the Southeastern Conference.
A September meeting between Alabama and Ole Miss was one CBS couldn’t resist.
Its crew, headlined by Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce, will bring the game live for a fourth time during the Nick Saban era. Alabama is 2-1 against the Rebels when CBS is calling the action. The Crimson Tide lost a heartbreaker at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in 2014 by a score of 23-17; it stood as the lone blemish on Alabama’s record throughout the regular season.
Five turnovers doomed Saban’s bunch last season in a 43-37 loss at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Jacob Coker led a valiant effort, but the Tide couldn’t secure a come from behind win over Mississippi.
It will have an opportunity to exact some revenge on the road next season, as the Tide is scheduled to face Ole Miss on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m. (CT) in Oxford, Miss.
Results from recent Alabama-Ole Miss games under Saban via CBS
2008: #2 Alabama 24, Ole Miss 20 (Bryant-Denny Stadium)
2009: #3 Alabama 22, #20 Ole Miss 3 (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium)
2014: #3 Alabama 17, #11 Ole Miss 23 (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium)
Overall, Saban is 6-2 all-time against Ole Miss as Alabama’s head coach (7-2, 2007 win vacated).
Stephen M. Smith is a senior analyst and columnist for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @Smsmith_TDALMag.
