Alabama football faces Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday. The Crimson Tide will look to keep up its four-game win streak, and maintain its undefeated record in SEC play.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. in Tuscaloosa and will be aired on ESPN. Before the matchup with the Razorbacks, here are three questions for Alabama to answer.

Is this a trap game?

On paper, Alabama is expected to absolutely smoke the Hogs. The Crimson Tide is favored by nearly three touchdowns, a fact that did not thrill Nick Saban when he was informed of it on the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday.

Saban knows what most college football fans do. They don’t play games on paper.

The matchup with Arkansas could be a chance for Alabama to reassert its dominance, after national perception of the program dipped following the loss to Texas in Week 2. Or, as caller Chris from Loxley noted on Saban’s weekly radio show, it could be the most dangerous game of the season.

The Razorbacks offensive struggles have stemmed from a turnstyle-esque offensive line this season. However, they’ve still got quarterback KJ Jefferson and running back Rocket Sanders.

And, as Chris from Loxley noted, Arkansas came within “a gnat’s ass” of beating Alabama last time the game was in Tuscaloosa, a 42-35 Tide win in 2021. UA will need to handle its business on Saturday.

Can Alabama stop KJ Jefferson?

Earlier in the week, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said Alabama’s Jalen Milroe reminded him of his own quarterback, Jefferson. Both of them have strong arms and the ability to make plays downfield, while also being one of their team’s most dangerous rushing threats.

If Arkansas has a chance to beat Alabama on Saturday, it will likely be because the Tide didn’t do a good enough job limiting Jefferson’s potential for big plays.

Alabama defensive end Justin Eboigbe explained what the keys will be to stopping the 6-foot-3, 247-pound quarterback.

“It always comes back to not rushing past the quarterback,” Eboigbe said. “Having great gap integrity when rushing, then on top of that, you may have a defensive plan, as far as like, when they run the read option, where somebody has the running back and somebody has the quarterback.”

Which Alabama offense will show up?

When Alabama went to Mississippi State two weeks ago, it relied heavily on the ground game, whether from the running backs or Milroe. Throughout the win over the Bulldogs, UA only threw the ball 12 times.

Not the case against Texas A&M last week. Milroe went for over 300 yards through the air and the run game went completely stagnant, largely due to how well the Aggie defensive front performed.

Alabama has the ability to win either way. Whether the Crimson Tide does it through the air or on the ground, it possesses the talent needed to beat Arkansas.

How offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and company try to do it will be interesting to see.