Outlook: The team that turned the 2024 season into a disappointment for Alabama appears to be better than ever. Diego Pavia returns at quarterback, and remains exactly the type of player who seems purpose-built to beat the current iteration of the Crimson Tide.

Here we are, back in the saddle of trying to predict the thoroughly unpredictable – taking a swing at the rest of Alabama’s 2025 season.

After three weeks, Alabama football is 2-1 with nine games left to play, and according to ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI), the Crimson Tide’s remaining strength of schedule is ranked sixth in the nation.

Alabama (2-1) enters its first open week with momentum. The No. 14 Crimson Tide is fresh off a convincing victory over the Badgers. That’s after a 73-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe. It’s not time to crown Alabama the future national champions just yet, but things look much less bleak than they did two weeks ago.

Alabama football schedule change coming for 2026, according to Tide AD Greg Byrne. Tide is scheduled to play FSU, South Florida and East Carolina.

Alabama football has started to shift its future non-conference scheduling after the addition of a ninth SEC game.

Below is a slate of Week 0 games for Montgomery area teams. Most of the Montgomery area football programs are available to stream on the NFHS Network. It is a subscription service that cost $13.99 but gives to access to all content on the site, across all sports.