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Alabama will battle Louisville in the 2018 opener inside the recently-renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, sources have told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy:
Alabama & Louisville will open 2018 season (Sept. 1, 2018) in Orlando sources told @ESPN
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 31, 2015
The contract between the two schools hasn’t yet been finalized. Alabama last played in Orlando during the 2011 Capital One Bowl, beating Michigan State 49-7.
Earlier this month, the Crimson Tide inked a deal to take on Florida State in the 2017 opener at New Falcons Stadium in Atlanta.
Ole Miss and Florida State will open the 2016 campaign in Orlando.
