Alabama football countdown: 55 days until kickoff

We are only 55 days from Alabama football kicking off its season. With the cancelled USC game, we’re just not sure who the opponent with be.

Alabama’s opening week game against the USC Trojans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Tex.) has officially been cancelled after the Pac-12 recently made the announcement that it would be playing a conference-only schedule in 2020.

Yes, that was unfortunate news, and yes, that means the Crimson Tide is looking for a new opponent to open its season on Sept. 5, but as of right now, that is still the target date to open the season. Until that changes, we’ll continue the countdown to kickoff.

With it now being July 12, we are officially 55 days away from the start!

Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor Jr. out of Indianapolis (Ind.) wears the No. 55 for the Alabama and has since his arrival before the 2018 season. He’ll be competing for the fifth and final starting spot along the Tide’s offensive line this season.

The most notable player to wear the number, however, is former linebacker Derrick Thomas, who still holds the unofficial record for most sacks in a single season (27) and a career (52). The reason it’s unofficial is because the NCAA didn’t start recording official defensive statistics until 2000.

Emil Ekiyor Jr.
Alabama running back Keilan Robinson (2) runs behind the block of offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor, Jr., (55) at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday, November 23, 2019. Mickey Welsh, Montgomery Advertiser

2020 Alabama football schedule

  • Sept. 5 vs. OPEN*
  • Sept. 12 vs. Georgia State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Sept. 19 vs. Georgia (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Sept. 26 vs. Kent State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 3 at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
  • Oct. 10 at Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.)
  • Oct. 17 vs. Mississippi State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 24 at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.)
  • Nov. 7 at LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)
  • No. 14 vs. UT-Martin (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 21 vs. Texas A&M (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 28 vs. Auburn (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

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

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