Freeze will come back to the SEC after being fired at Ole Miss due to problems with the NCAA. His record during his time in Oxford officially says 12-25, however 27 wins were taken away due to his violations meaning his was 39-25 over his five-year span.
Outside of Alabama's debut at the No. 2 position, the other three programs appearing in the top four of the initial poll all are led by coaches that worked with one another on the 2015 Alabama football team.
The Crimson Tide rolled at home defeating Ole Miss 42-21 to continue its undefeated 2021 season. The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide's next game is No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. CT.
The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide hosts the No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels in the battle for SEC West supremacy. The Crimson Tide enter the game a 14-point favorite but in order to secure the victory at home Alabama's defense must focus on stopping the Rebels' running game.
The No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels are preparing to take its shot against the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The Rebels have only won two games in school history in Tuscaloosa but the man responsible for the most recent Rebels' win, Chad Kelly, took to social media to back the Rebels in the upcoming matchup.