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Alabama football countdown: 47 days until kickoff

We are only 47 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, Texas, has been cancelled after the Pac-12 announced its teams would play 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 20, we are officially 47 days away from the start!

Sophomore defensive lineman Byron Young currently wears the No. 47 for Alabama. After playing in all 13 games and seeing a handful of starts in Year 1, Young will be a key part of the Tide’s rotation along the defensive line in 2020.

Prior to Young, former Alabama outside linebacker Christian Miller wore the number, and other key defensive front players such as Mark Anderson have rocked it in the past as well.

Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson runs by Alabama’s Byron Young during the second half of the Citrus Bowl, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Michigan Citrus Bowl. Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press

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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4 Panthers players who could be traded in 2020

Here are four players who might get moved at some point this year.

The Carolina Panthers are entering a rebuilding period. Even in our best-case scenario projections for the 2020 season, they won’t win more than eight games or compete for a wild card spot. That means it makes sense for them to consider trades that will help them build for the future by stockpiling more draft picks.

Here are four players who might get moved at some point this year.

K Graham Gano

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Why: Gano was the most accurate field goal kicker in the league in 2017. However, that was an eternity ago in football terms, especially after he sat out all of last year with a fractured femur. Plus, the Panthers have a younger, cheaper option already on the roster in Joey Slye, who also has better range. Dealing Gano to another team rather than cutting him would prevent adding on to the already ridiculous dead cap figure for this year.

Best potential trade partner: The Giants’ kicker Aldrick Rojas just got into some hot water after being arrested for a hit-and-run and he had a previous DUI on his record, so he’s probably on his way out. General manager Dave Gettleman is also familiar with Gano from his time in Carolina, so New York makes sense on several levels. If they can get a sixth or seventh for Gano, it’s worth considering.

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