The No. 9 Crimson Tide beat Mercer, its annual FCS opponent, 52-7 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Alabama now has 16 straight wins against FCS opponents dating back to coach Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide debut in 2007.

The No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) will welcome the Mercer Bears (9-1) to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and while this matchup might seem like a foregone conclusion, the Bears are a scrappy team ready to bring A-game to Tuscaloosa.

The 10th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide has the power to blow out the visiting Mercer Bears, but the Tide will be asked to execute against an FCS opponent with a 9-1 record.