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College GameDay confirms Week 1 location with new promo video
By Paul Harvey
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College GameDay announced/confirmed their first destination of 2017 with a promo video on Wednesday morning.
GameDay will be in Atlanta on Sept. 2 for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game between Alabama and Florida State. It will be the third consecutive season that an SEC team will be featured on the shows opening weekend and the second time in three seasons for the Crimson Tide.
GameDay released the video via Twitter:
It’s official!
To open the 2017 season, we are headed to Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/9XEVKmbPzX
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) August 2, 2017
Alabama and FSU have faced off four times in history with FSU winning the most recent match-up in 2007 — although both schools have vacated that game’s results since that time.
Both teams have legitimate title aspirations this season and should combine for an intense and competitive contest.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
