Alabama DB expects Tide to dominate tough four-game stretch

Just how good is Alabama? We’ll soon find out as the team enters its toughest four-game stretch of the 2016 season.

Alabama's game vs. Arkansas on Saturday marks the beginning of the toughest 4-game stretch in #CFB this season pic.twitter.com/GtOJWs7Aov

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) October 3, 2016

The Tide will face three consecutive ranked opponents, including back-to-back road matchups against No. 16 Arkansas and No. 9 Tennessee, before playing at LSU on Nov. 5.

But sophomore defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick doesn’t expect Alabama’s dominance to stop during the four-game stretch.

We're not "escaping" this stretch…we are dominating like we always do. Roll Tide.

— Minkah Fitzpatrick (@minkfitz_21) October 5, 2016

Alabama enters Saturday’s game at Arkansas with a 17-game winning streak dating back to last year’s 34-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe. During that span, the Tide finished 12-0 and won the College Football Playoff.

Fitzpatrick started in 10 of 14 games as a true freshman and recorded 45 total tackles, including three for a loss, two sacks and two interceptions in 2015. He was also named a freshman All-American, according to Sporting News.

Jason Hall

Jason covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.