No. 4 Alabama football begins SEC play this week, and it starts things off with a colossal matchup. What is perhaps the best game of the season in college football.

No. 1/2 Georgia (3-0) is set to face the Crimson Tide (3-0) on Saturday (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart made the trip in 2020 for a regular season game, but considering that was during the COVID-19 season, it wasn’t anywhere close to a full crowd. So this will be his first trip back to a full Bryant-Denny Stadium since he took the Georgia job almost a decade ago.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer along with offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan and defensive coordinator Kane Wommack will hold their weekly press conferences starting at 11:30 p.m. CT to discuss the matchup.

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Live updates: Kalen DeBoer, coordinators hold press conference before Georgia

Nick Sheridan, offensive coordinator

• Sheridan asked about the open week and how Ryan Williams used it: “For all the players, it was focusing on improvement, and Ryan was no different.”
• Sheridan on Georgia defense: “I think they’re excellent … They have quality players at all three levels.”
• Sheridan said it’s about execution, when it comes to sustaining drives. “I don’t think that’s different this week as it is in the past. Obviously the opponent is excellent, so the attention to detail is heightened” but the team that executes the best will win the game, Sheridan stresses.
• Sheridan on Georgia safety Malaki Starks: “The thing that stands out is his versatility as a player.” Sheridan noted that Starks can play different spots and different techniques.

Kane Wommack, defensive coordinator

• Wommack said he thought Alabama had a really productive open week.
• Wommack thought some young players took some steps forward during the open week.
• Wommack on Georgia, praised the success the Bulldogs have had under Kirby Smart. He also praised offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.
• Wommack said quarterback Carson Beck “is good as it comes in college football right now.”
• Wommack said Georgia has a number of physical runners. “They’re patient. They set blocks up.” “You’ve got to do a great job of being consistent in the fundamentals.”
• Wommack said Georgia has impressive offensive skill on the outside.
• Wommack said Greg Byrne and company also have their work cut out for them this weekend.
• Wommack said Alabama has to be “mindful of making (Carson Beck) uncomfortable” but can’t sacrifice too much to make that happen.
• Wommack on what Kentucky did well against Georgia: “I thought Kentucky played really hard … They played with great effort and finish.”
• Wommack said Yhonzae Pierre is becoming a more consistent player.
• Wommack on getting takeaways, he said with Alabama wanting to get takeaways and Georgia not turning the ball over much is like “an unstoppable force vs. an immovable object.”
• Wommack on the matchup: “You come to Alabama to compete against the best and to create value for yourself as an individual as a player and value for this team, executing when it matters most.” … ““The greatest players step up in the biggest moments.”

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.