They don’t often come as big as this one.

No. 14-ranked Missouri football will host No. 8 Alabama on Saturday for the first matchup between two teams ranked among the top 15 in the AP poll in Columbia since 1979. The game is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. and will air on ABC.

Mizzou (5-0, 1-0 SEC) has opened the season with five straight wins for just the third time since it joined the SEC in 2012. The Tigers have Power-conference wins over Kansas and South Carolina to date. More: Missouri football tickets vs Alabama: See best prices for seats to top-15 matchup

Alabama (4-1, 2-0) has rebounded from a season-opening loss at Florida State with a strong run of four straight wins, including conference victories at Georgia and at home over Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide, coached by

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