The University of Alabama and the University of Arizona have announced a home-and-home series between the two teams on the football field that has been scheduled over ten years in advance.
The first ever game between the two teams is set to be held on Sept. 4, 2032 in Tuscaloosa. The second matchup will be at Arizona on Sept. 3, 2033.
Alabama’s Athletic Director greg Byrne says, “These meetings will be the first between the Crimson Tide and Wildcats, providing our teams and our fan bases exciting new opportunities during the regular season. As I said early on, we are going to work hard at adding more home-and-homes to our non-conference schedules, and we are pleased that we’ve been able to do that, securing nine of them thus far that will begin in 2022 with Texas.”
Head coach Nick Saban also commented on the games. “The addition of Arizona is another example of the commitment our administration has to creating outstanding schedules for many years to come,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. “Arizona is a tremendous football program and the opportunity to play this type of competition only makes our program stronger while providing a lot of excitement for both fan bases.”
Future matchup with the Wildcats
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Alabama is also attempting to strengthen their non-conference schedule by playing the Pac-12 team. They also play Oklahoma in the same years they’ve schedule to play Arizona.
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