Alabama football countdown: 16 days until kickoff

We are 16 days from Alabama football kicking off its season on the road against the Missouri Tigers to start a 10-game, SEC only schedule.

There has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding college football over the last couple of months, but as of right now, the season still looks like it’s a go for the SEC, ACC and Big 12.

So, what does that mean? It means that we can continue the Countdown to Kickoff en route to the Crimson Tide — and the rest of the SEC — getting things underway on Sept. 26.

With it now being Sept. 10, we are officially 16 days away from the start!

Alabama currently has two players wearing the No. 16 for Alabama. Second-year kicker/punter Will Reichard continues to rock the number while true freshman outside linebacker Drew Sanders also wears it.

Reichard had an injury-riddled first season in Tuscaloosa, but there are still high expectations for the former top high school kicker out of Hoover.

Sanders, on the other hand, has come in as a five-star prospect and made a favorable impression on the coaching staff. It’s possible that he could see action in some sort of rotational role on Alabama’s defense as early as Week 1 against Missouri.

Will Reichard
Alabama placekicker Will Reichard (16) lines up to kick a field goal against New Mexico State at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday September 7, 2019. Mickey Welsh, Montgomery Advertiser

2020 Alabama football schedule

  • Sept. 26 at Missouri (Columbia, Mizz.)
  • Oct. 3 vs. Texas A&M (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 10 at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
  • Oct. 17 vs. Georgia (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 24 at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.)
  • Oct. 31 vs. Miss State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 14 at LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)
  • No. 21 vs. Kentucky (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 28 vs. Auburn (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Dec. 5 at Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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