Alabama was expected to take on the USC Trojans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Tex.) on Sept. 5. Unfortunately, that game will no longer take place after it was announced that Pac-12 would be playing a conference-only schedule.
Amon-Ra St. Brown, a current standout receiver for USC, took to Twitter to voice his displeasure with not getting to play the Crimson Tide.
Oooooo how I wanted Bama …
— Amon-Ra (@amonra_stbrown) July 10, 2020
That tweet got responses from Tide and Trojan fans alike, but it also got the attention of a couple of current — and former — Alabama players as well. First, it was redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tommy Brown, who will be competing for starting spot this season.
How we wanted SC …
— Tommy Brown (@Tommy_brown18) July 10, 2020
Then, former Alabama outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings jumped into the conversation with a simple, yet common, response.. “Lol.”
Lol
— Anfernee Jennings (@anferneejenning) July 11, 2020
It’s unfortunate that this game won’t happen due to the impact of COVID-19 on society, as it seems like both sides were ready to get to kickoff in order to set the tone for 2020 season.
The last time Alabama played USC was back in 2016 when former Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts took over for Blake Barnett early in the game and helped led his team to a dominate 52-6 win over the Trojans.
Unfortunately, it looks like Nick Saban and company will have to wait a bit longer to starting righting the ship after missing the College Football Playoff for the first time since its creation in 2019.
Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!
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