D.C. Reeves
TideSports.com Managing Editor
With its 2015 schedule cemented, Alabama has moved to adding more one-and-done home games to its 2016 slate.
Alabama has agreed to play Kent State, the alma mater of UA coach Nick Saban, in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 24, 2016. Alabama is paying KSU $1.5 million to play the game.
Tuscaloosa News
Jalston Fowler was part of Alabama's 48-7 win over Kent State in Tuscaloosa in 2011.
FBSchedules.com was the first to report the agreement on Wednesday.
The contract between UA and Kent State, a Mid-American Conference member, was drafted for July 18. UA Associate Vice President for Finance Reba J. Essary signed the contract on Sept. 2.
Alabama last played Kent State on Sept. 3, 2011, a 48-7 Crimson Tide win. Alabama paid $1.2 million for that game. The payout this time matches the most UA has ever paid for a non-conference opponent. Alabama paid Colorado State $1.5 million per game for two games in Tuscaloosa (the second scheduled for 2017) and The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, Tenn. reported Tuesday that Alabama will give Middle Tennessee State $1.5 million for its game in Tuscaloosa next season.
Two of Alabama's previously unknown non-conference opponents for 2015, MTSU and Charleston Southern, were released when the SEC announced its league-wide schedule on Tuesday.
Kent State joins two other non-conference games already on Alabama's 2016 slate. The Crimson Tide will play Southern Cal in Dallas on Sept. 3, 2016 and has Western Kentucky is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2016. UA paid Western Kentucky $1.3 million for its appearance. According to the contract, if Alabama or Kent State cancels the game, it will pay $1 million as "reasonable and contemplated liquidated damages." An SEC officiating crew will officiate the contest.
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TideSports.com Managing Editor
With its 2015 schedule cemented, Alabama has moved to adding more one-and-done home games to its 2016 slate.
Alabama has agreed to play Kent State, the alma mater of UA coach Nick Saban, in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 24, 2016. Alabama is paying KSU $1.5 million to play the game.
Tuscaloosa News
Jalston Fowler was part of Alabama's 48-7 win over Kent State in Tuscaloosa in 2011.
FBSchedules.com was the first to report the agreement on Wednesday.
The contract between UA and Kent State, a Mid-American Conference member, was drafted for July 18. UA Associate Vice President for Finance Reba J. Essary signed the contract on Sept. 2.
Alabama last played Kent State on Sept. 3, 2011, a 48-7 Crimson Tide win. Alabama paid $1.2 million for that game. The payout this time matches the most UA has ever paid for a non-conference opponent. Alabama paid Colorado State $1.5 million per game for two games in Tuscaloosa (the second scheduled for 2017) and The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, Tenn. reported Tuesday that Alabama will give Middle Tennessee State $1.5 million for its game in Tuscaloosa next season.
Two of Alabama's previously unknown non-conference opponents for 2015, MTSU and Charleston Southern, were released when the SEC announced its league-wide schedule on Tuesday.
Kent State joins two other non-conference games already on Alabama's 2016 slate. The Crimson Tide will play Southern Cal in Dallas on Sept. 3, 2016 and has Western Kentucky is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2016. UA paid Western Kentucky $1.3 million for its appearance. According to the contract, if Alabama or Kent State cancels the game, it will pay $1 million as "reasonable and contemplated liquidated damages." An SEC officiating crew will officiate the contest.
- See more at: https://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1693159#sthash.iV5rcMEH.dpuf
