ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Alabama’s first game away from home didn’t go well.

That puts much on the line for No. 17 Alabama when it visits No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night.

The Crimson Tide’s 31-17 season-opening loss at Florida State on Aug. 30 left coach Kalen DeBoer’s team with little margin for error. Alabama (2-1, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) needs a win over Georgia (3-0, 1-0) to protect its College Football Playoff hopes.

DeBoer hopes his players learned from the painful loss at Florida State as they prepare for their second road game.

“We’ve got to be resilient,” DeBoer said. “We know there are going to be storms we have to weather in the SEC, on the road, and you’ve got to do it. No one else is going to go do it for you.”

Alabama answered the loss to Florida State with back-to-back

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