Alabama football has its traditional non-conference game before closing out the SEC schedule this week. The Crimson Tide faces Mercer Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium, in a game it will be expected to win handily.

Alabama has won two straight blowouts against ranked teams — 42-13 at LSU and 34-0 over then-No. 21 Missouri — since road losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee. The team closes DeBoer’s first regular season against Oklahoma and Auburn.

After Jaeden Roberts left last week’s game against LSU with an injury, ABC’s Holly Rowe reported he likely could’ve gone back in the game. Kalen DeBoer confirmed that Wednesday night, saying Roberts sat out as a precaution.