The No. 7 Alabama gymnastics team will open its season against No. 12 Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 6. The meet will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

The Crimson Tide and the Spartans last met in the NCAA Regional Finals in April, where the Tide advanced to the NCAA Championships with a score of 198.175. The Spartans finished in third at 197.650.

Alabama returns 12 gymnasts from last year’s squad, while welcoming in a six-member freshman class. The Tide’s returnees accounted for 18 of the 24 routines in the 2022 NCAA Championship lineups.

“We’re looking forward to the matchup with Michigan State,” Alabama head coach Ashley Johnston said. “They are a talented team and are coming off a record-breaking season. We are excited for our six freshmen to make their debut in Coleman Coliseum. This team is eager to get started and put all their hard work to the test. We are as prepared as we’re going to be and will use this first competition to help determine how we need to grow and move forward.”

Michigan State closed out the 2022 season at No. 9, the program’s best finish since 1998.

When is Alabama-Michigan State gymnastics?

The No. 7 Alabama gymnastics team open its season against No. 12 Michigan State at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) on Friday, Jan. 6.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

The meet will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

What TV channel will broadcast the meet?

The Alabama-Michigan State meet will be broadcast on SEC Network.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.