South Carolina vs Alabama head-to-head: position-by-position star ratings, experience, and composite grades on CFB Matchup. They meet Week 4, Saturday, September 26, 2026.
The Breakdown
Alabama 66, South Carolina 61 — the Tide's 4.3★ receivers and 4★ quarterback headline the wider talent base.
When South Carolina has the ball: Nyck Harbor's 5★ meets Alabama's 4.3★ secondary, where Dijon Lee and Zabien Brown are both 5★. Even fight.
When Alabama has the ball: 4.3★ receivers against South Carolina's 3.3★ defensive backs, though Meadows, Coleman-Williams and Morgan average one year.
Swing factor: Austin Mack's 4★ against Lanorris Sellers' 3★, both three years in — that star gap is Alabama's.
X-factor: Late-September Saturday in Tuscaloosa: South Carolina handles a Week 4 SEC road crowd against #11 Alabama.