It's one of the oddest matchups on the college football schedule this season.
Alabama—winner of six of the last 14 national championships and arguably most prolific college football dynasty of all time—will be playing Saturday at South Florida. It's a true road game, not a neutral site game, and marks the first time the Crimson Tide have played a team from a Group of Five-equivalent conference on the road since visiting Hawaii in 2003.
Why is Alabama visiting the Bulls, who are a dismal 5–30 dating back to the start of the 2020 season? Athletic director Greg Byrne gave several justifications to Nick Kelly of The Tuscaloosa News in an article published Monday afternoon.
