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If No. 8 Alabama is going to return to the College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide will need to play better away from home.

It starts Saturday at rebuilding Florida State .

The Tide, which lost four times outside Tuscaloosa in 2024 and failed to reach the CFP, gets an early chance to prove last season’s road woes were more of a fluke than a foreshadowing under second-year head coach Kalen DeBoer.

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Despite the question marks, the Crimson Tide is a 13 1/2-point favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Florida State has nearly 50 new players, including former Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos, in a significant roster overhaul that could include

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