Alabama football has its protected SEC rivalries for each of the next four college football seasons, a source with knowledge of the schedule confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.

Ole Miss being one of Mississippi State's annual opponents isn't a surprise because they play each other every season in the Egg Bowl. Traditionally, it's been on Thanksgiving, but moved to Black Friday last season. The 2025 game at Davis Wade Stadium is also on Black Friday.

Alabama football’s 2026-2029 SEC opponents were revealed Tuesday night. The SEC will move to a nine-game conference schedule beginning next season. The Crimson Tide’s three annual opponents for the next four years will be Auburn,

Alabama's future football schedule, including annual opponents Auburn, Mississippi State, and Tennessee, is set for 2026-29, the SEC announced.

A source with knowledge of the schedule confirmed to USA TODAY Sports the Crimson Tide will face Auburn, Tennessee and Mississippi State in each of the next four seasons.

The way Paul Finebaum and Greg McElroy talked, the return of Alabama vs. Mississippi State every year was necessary. During the SEC schedule reveal for the next four seasons on Tuesday night, the SEC Network host and the ESPN analyst praised the decision to bring back the game that hadn’t been played since 2023.

The Jackson Police Department says the body of a woman at the center of a missing persons case has been found in Alabama, while her young daughter remains missing.

Dateline did an update on the case of Rebecca Henderson Paulk, an Alabama woman who went missing in 2015 after seeing friends in Mississippi. Reward is now $31K

The natural assumption (and likely outcome) is that LSU will become Alabama’s third and final permanent rival in the new nine-game SEC format, set to be announced Tuesday, according to multiple reports Thursday. But should the third permanent rival instead be Mississippi State? Here’s a look at the case for and against Mississippi State over LSU.

Alabama already faces a massive road schedule in 2028 with trips to Starkville (Mississippi State), Knoxville (Tennessee), Athens (Georgia), Columbia (South Carolina) and College Station (Texas A&M) on the horizon.