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High-profile nonconference games played at neutral sites have become increasingly popular in college football in recent years, especially to start the season.
Don’t, however, look for Alabama to schedule such a game anytime soon.
Why?
Crimson Tide athletic director Greg Byrne said as much during a recent speaking engagement.
Byrne said that Alabama could eventually look at playing a neutral site game “down the road” but that for now the program is focused on scheduling home-and-home series.
Alabama is not looking to schedule neutral site games in the immediate future. “We may down the road,” Bama AD Greg Byrne says at #SBJIAF event, reiterating the Tide’s pivot in recent years, but not seeking them. Home-and-homes are the future.
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) December 7, 2022
Alabama did not play a neutral site game in 2022 but did play Miami in Atlanta a year ago and has played a number of such games under Nick Saban.
The Crimson Tide finished their 2022 regular season with a 10-2 record and will next play Kansas State on New Years Eve in the Sugar Bowl.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
