When Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer was asked about the Crimson Tide's upcoming meeting with Missouri being described as a "trap" road game, he shut that narrative down immediately.

"They're 5-0," DeBoer said. "They're a ranked team."

DeBoer is not surprised Missouri is where it is: undefeated through five games and ranked as the No. 14 team in the country with Alabama going to Columbia Saturday, Oct. 11 as a slight road favorite. Each SEC road game is difficult, DeBoer said. Each SEC game is difficult period, DeBoer said.

And as Alabama hits the road with four straight wins, and with two SEC wins in two conference games, DeBoer wants to see a team that has learned its lessons from earlier this season, and from 2024.

"Taking our lessons learned and experiences ... understa

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