Alabama football contracts revealed: How much Crimson Tide will pay USF
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In early December, Alabama football announced some future schedule shuffling.
The Crimson Tide announced it would move a previously-scheduled 2026 game against South Florida to Sept. 11, 2032, and replace the open 2026 date with a game against Chattanooga.
According to game contracts acquired by The Tuscaloosa News, Alabama will pay South Florida $300,000 within 30 days following the original 2026 game date against the Bulls. The remaining balance of the contract − $700,000 − will be paid within 30 days of the rescheduled game date.
Alabama will pay Chattanooga $500,000 to play Saturday, Nov. 21, in Tuscaloosa.
How much is Alabama paying Marshall to play in 2027?
Alabama also added a game against Marshall Sept. 4, 2027, in Tuscaloosa, one that could move to Aug. 28, 2027, given “a rule, regulation, or directive that moves the permissible state date of the college football season to ‘Week Zero.'”
The Crimson Tide will pay the Thundering Herd $1.35 million for the 2027 matchup.
Tuscaloosa unveiled a statue in 2025 honoring four former Druid High School students who played at Marshall and died in a 1970 team plane crash.
Alabama football 2026 schedule
What does Alabama’s final 2026 schedule look like? Here are the official dates:
- Alabama vs. East Carolina; Saturday, Sept. 5 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama at Kentucky; Saturday, Sept. 12 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky
- Alabama vs. Florida State; Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama vs. South Carolina; Saturday, Sept. 26 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama at Mississippi State; Saturday, Oct. 3 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi
- Alabama vs. Georgia; Saturday, Oct. 10 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama at Tennessee; Saturday, Oct. 17 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Alabama vs. Texas A&M; Saturday, Oct. 24 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama at LSU; Saturday, Nov. 7 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Alabama at Vanderbilt; Saturday, Nov. 14 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee
- Alabama vs. Chattanooga; Saturday, Nov. 21 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama vs. Auburn; Saturday, Nov. 28 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Alabama football future schedules
2027
- Marshall: Sept. 4
- At Ohio State: Sept. 18
SEC opponents
- Mississippi State
- Tennessee
- Florida
- Missouri
- Texas
- At Auburn
- At Arkansas
- At Ole Miss
- At Oklahoma
2028
Non-conference
- Ohio State: Sept. 9
- UT Martin: Sept. 16
- At Oklahoma State: Sept. 23
SEC opponents
- Auburn
- Kentucky
- LSU
- Vanderbilt
- At Mississippi State
- At Tennessee
- At Georgia
- At South Carolina
- At Texas A&M
2029
Non-conference
- At Notre Dame: Sept. 1
- Oklahoma State: Sept. 15
SEC opponents
- Mississippi State
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- At Auburn
- At Florida
- At Missouri
- At Texas
2030
Non-conference
- At Georgia Tech: Aug. 31
- Notre Dame: Sept. 14
2031
Non-conference
- Georgia Tech: Aug. 30
- At Boston College: Sept. 13
2032
Non-conference
- Arizona: Sept. 4
- At Minnesota: Sept. 18
- South Florida: TBD
2033
Non-conference
- At Arizona: Sept. 3
- Minnesota: Sept. 17
2034
Non-conference
- At Virginia Tech: Sept. 2
- Boston College: Sept. 16
2035
Non-conference
- Virginia Tech: Sept. 1
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama football game contract information: Marshall, South Florida
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