It isn’t often Alabama ventures out of the SEC to hostile host stadiums like they will see at Camp Randall Stadium against Wisconsin on Saturday. For the Crimson Tide, it is their first visit to a Big Ten stadium Penn State at Beaver Stadium in 2011.
Overall, this is only the third time Alabama will be visiting an active Big Ten member at their stadium.
With Camp Randall known to be loud throughout and their infamous “5th Quarter” festivities with “Jump Around,” Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is aware of what lies ahead Saturday.
“There's nothing like playing at home here, at Bryant-Denny, but I think there is something to knowing you're going into a great environment. These guys really probably haven't been there — maybe a couple guys from the Midwest that have seen that or been on a visit maybe at one point. It's going to be a great atmosphere up there," DeBoer said at his weekly press conference on Monday ahead of Wisconsin.
“It's one that when you're preparing to go play those games — and we'll of course have that many times here with the SEC schedule too — that hostile environment, taking it on, and knowing that it's you versus everyone there. I think our guys are looking forward to the challenge, and looking forward to improving from this last week, and knowing that we're going to have to in order to get a win against Wisconsin on Saturday.”
It will be the second time Alabama has visited Camp Randall Stadium, their first since 1928 in a contest Wisconsin won 15-0.
Overall, Alabama has a 40-18 record against current Big Ten members. Against current Big Ten members this will be the 15th time Alabama has visited a current Big Ten members venue with a record of 9-5. 12 of the previous 14 trips Alabama made against current Big Ten members who were members of other conferences. The only two other trips were to Wisconsin in 1928 and Penn State in 2011.
