In Week 3 of the 2021 season, Florida will visit Alabama in a rematch of the 2020 SEC Championship Game. It will be Alabama's first home game since 2011, and the Gators are seeking for a decade of vengeance after going 0-7 against the Tide since 2009. The last time these two teams met was on December 7, 2020 when Alabama beat Florida by a score of 28-13 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. With that win, Alabama secured its spot in the SEC Championship Game where it would face off against Georgia. This was also just three days before Mississippi State played host to Florida in its opener. Florida entered the game with high hopes of ending its losing streak against Alabama and moving onto the College Football Playoff. Instead, the Gators fell short as Alabama ran away with a strong performance by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa who returned from injury to lead the team on a late fourth quarter touchdown drive. He finished the game with four touchdowns passes while rushing for another one. Alabama opened up its offense with no surprise by putting the ball in Tagovailoa's hands and letting him take over the game. In the first half, he completed all five of his passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. On the ground, however, he only had seven carries for 23 yards.