Crimson Tide Football Announces Changes To Future Schedules

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The University of Alabama on Tuesday announced it will make changes to its non-conference football schedule beginning in 2026 as the Southeastern Conference transitions to a nine-game conference format.

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The Crimson Tide and West Virginia have agreed to cancel their home-and-home series that was set to begin in Morgantown in 2026, with a return game scheduled for Tuscaloosa in 2027.

Alabama announced that East Carolina will travel to Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2026 as a replacement for the canceled series.

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“We are proud of the number of high-quality home-and-home nonconference games we have scheduled for the next 10 years,” Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne said in a statement. “That being said, we know that college athletics has been evolving and changing rapidly over the last few years, and it made sense for us to make these adjustments. We have a bit more flexibility as we transition to a nine-game format in the Southeastern Conference, and it gives us the opportunity to further evaluate how strength of schedule is evaluated for the College Football Playoff.”

Alabama currently has 10 nonconference home-and-home series scheduled over the next 11 seasons, including future matchups with Florida State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Arizona, Minnesota and Virginia Tech.

The Tide will open the 2025 season at Florida State on Saturday.

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