Kickoff time, TV channel announced for Alabama-Miami season opener
ESPN announced on Tuesday that Alabama football's season opener against Miami (Fla.) on Saturday, Sept. 4, will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT and be broadcast nationally on ABC.
The Crimson Tide and Hurricanes will square off in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game from Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on the first fall Saturday of the 2021 season. Alabama owns a 14-3 record against Miami, but it is the first meeting between two of college football's most storied programs since Alabama's 34-13 win in the 1993 Sugar Bowl that secured the Tide's 12th national championship.
Alabama will then open its home slate on September 11 against Mercer. The game time and television network for the home opener has not been determined.
ABC’s Labor Day Weekend coverage also includes the much-anticipated Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte featuring No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 1 Clemson on Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The primetime clash of top-five teams from the SEC and ACC solidifies the return of big-time college football. Earlier that day, Alabama faces Miami in Atlanta. On Sunday, Sept. 5, Florida State and No. 15 Notre Dame will tussle in Tallahassee at 6:30 p.m. CT, again on ABC.
In addition to Saturday’s Crimson Tide-Hurricanes game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will also play host to a second Chick-fil-A Kickoff showdown with Louisville vs. No. 18 Ole Miss on Labor Day Monday (Sept. 6) at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Select Marquee 2021 College Football Games on ESPN Networks
ESPN announced on Tuesday that Alabama football's season opener against Miami (Fla.) on Saturday, Sept. 4, will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT and be broadcast nationally on ABC.
The Crimson Tide and Hurricanes will square off in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game from Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on the first fall Saturday of the 2021 season. Alabama owns a 14-3 record against Miami, but it is the first meeting between two of college football's most storied programs since Alabama's 34-13 win in the 1993 Sugar Bowl that secured the Tide's 12th national championship.
Alabama will then open its home slate on September 11 against Mercer. The game time and television network for the home opener has not been determined.
ABC’s Labor Day Weekend coverage also includes the much-anticipated Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte featuring No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 1 Clemson on Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The primetime clash of top-five teams from the SEC and ACC solidifies the return of big-time college football. Earlier that day, Alabama faces Miami in Atlanta. On Sunday, Sept. 5, Florida State and No. 15 Notre Dame will tussle in Tallahassee at 6:30 p.m. CT, again on ABC.
In addition to Saturday’s Crimson Tide-Hurricanes game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will also play host to a second Chick-fil-A Kickoff showdown with Louisville vs. No. 18 Ole Miss on Labor Day Monday (Sept. 6) at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Select Marquee 2021 College Football Games on ESPN Networks
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
Sat, Sep 4 | 3:30 p.m. | 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff (Atlanta, Ga.): No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 25 Miami | ABC |
7:30 p.m. | 2021 Duke’s Mayo Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 1 Clemson | ABC | |
Sun, Sep 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 Notre Dame at Florida State | ABC |
Mon, Sep 6 | 8 p.m. | 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff (Atlanta, Ga.): Louisville vs. No. 18 Ole Miss | ESPN |
Sat, Sep 11 | 7 p.m. | No. 21 Texas at Arkansas | ESPN |
7:30 p.m. | No. 14 Washington at Michigan | ABC | |
Sat, Sep 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Auburn at No. 22 Penn State | ABC |
Sat, Oct 9 | TBD | Red River Showdown (Dallas, Texas): No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Texas | TBD |
TBD | No. 15 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | TBD | |
Sat, Oct 30 | TBD | Florida State at No. 1 Clemson | TBD |
Sat, Nov 27 | TBD | No. 3 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State | TBD |