Alabama Football: Way-too-Early Game-by-Game Predictions for 2022
After breezing through the month of September, Alabama will play their most challenging opponent to date. Arkansas has been a great story in the SEC for the past two seasons and head coach Sam Pittman has built a great culture there.
After winning nine games in 2021, Arkansas will be ranked heading into 2022. Quarterback KJ Jefferson is going to be back and Arkansas got some impact transfers through the portal. After nearly upsetting Alabama in Tuscaloosa last season. Arkansas is going to believe they can win this game. Expect a close game early, but Alabama pulls away late.
Final Score: Alabama 38, Arkansas 21 (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
This is going to be the game that Alabama fans have circled on the calendar for next season. Texas A&M pulled off a massive upset over the Crimson Tide last season and finally got a big win for Jimbo Fisher. Now, the Aggies are bringing in the highest-rated recruiting class of all time and expectations are high in College Station.
However, A&M is going to be losing a lot of veteran talent from last season’s team. LSU transfer Max Johnson is slated to be the new quarterback and A&M is going to be missing defensive coordinator Mike Elko, who could be a big loss. This will be the most anticipated game in the SEC next season and Alabama will get their revenge.
Final Score: Alabama 31, Texas A&M 21 (6-0, 3-0)