No. 1 Alabama and Texas A&M do battle on Saturday, Oct. 8 in an SEC West showdown. The game will be live streamed on Paramount+ (free trial), fuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

Alabama and Texas A&M have basically taken last year’s scenario and added some offseason spice.

Now, can they match the 2021 game itself?

The newly top-ranked Crimson Tide and now-unranked Aggies face off Saturday night in a grudge match forged by last season’s 41-38 Texas A&M upse t and the coaches’ infamous war of words.

Once again, Alabama (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) is No. 1 while the Aggies (3-2, 1-1) have plummeted from No. 6 to unranked. Texas A&M is coming off a loss to Mississippi State and struggling offensively, just like last season.

“We could say it was the same situation a year ago,” Tide coach Nick Saban said.

He’s hoping for a different result — and for a healthy Bryce Young, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who is nursing a shoulder injury. The coaches have listed both Young and Texas A&M starter Max Johnson (throwing hand) as day to day.

When is the Alabama-Texas A&M game?

The game between Alabama and Texas A&M is set for 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Will it be live streamed?

Paramount+

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

FuboTV

The game 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.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $54.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $74.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $89.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $134.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

What TV channel will broadcast the game?

The Alabama-Texas A&M game will be broadcast on CBS.

Preview

QB MYSTERIES: Young has done “some things” in practice this week, Saban said. He hasn’t said if Young or redshirt freshman Jalen Milroe will be at quarterback for the Tide on Saturday. Milroe played most of the way against Arkansas after Young’s injury.

Like Saban with Young, Fisher has described Johnson as day to day after a hand injury late in the loss to Mississippi State.

ABOUT THOSE BACKUPS: Texas A&M’s Haynes King, who opened the past two seasons as the starter, has the experience edge over Milroe. King had a touchdown run after entering against Mississippi State, then threw a pair of interceptions. Texas A&M also has freshman Conner Weigman.

Milroe’s most substantive playing time came last weekend, including a 77-yard run on third-and-15. Fisher is quite familiar with him, though. He recruited the Texas native and had Milroe in camp at Texas A&M.

“Athletic, competitive and was just a tremendous high school player,” Fisher said.

TOUGH MATCHUP: The Aggies rank last in the SEC and 105th in the nation in total offense with just 335 yards a game. They are also scoring the fewest points in the conference at just 21.8, a total that is 108th in the country.

Things could get even tougher this week when they face an Alabama team that ranks fourth in nation by allowing just 236.4 yards a game.

ALL BUSINESS: At SEC media days, Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. said of the coaches’ offseason brouhaha that “everything will be addressed” on the field. He wasn’t interested in addressing that topic publicly this week, nor were other players from either team.

“I come here to play football. I don’t come here to write tweets,” Anderson said. “I don’t come here to go back and forth. People may try to make it a big thing, but at the end of the day, I have a scholarship to play football. Coach Saban brought me here to play football, he bought us all here to play football.”

PREP AND REPEAT? It’s all about the preparation. That’s what Fisher says about the key to pulling off (another) upset of Alabama.

Defensive back Antonio Johnson said the main thing is “making sure everybody’s in the right headspace going into this game.

“We were in the same spot last year,” Johnson said. “You know, it’s all about just finishing the season.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.