Alabama football has begun to shift its future non-conference schedules after the addition of a ninth SEC conference game starting in 2026.
The Crimson Tide announced Tuesday, Aug. 26 that its home-and-home against West Virginia in 2026 and 2027 has been canceled. Alabama will add a meeting with East Carolina in 2026.
"We are proud of the number of high-quality home-and-home non-conference games we have scheduled for the next 10 years," Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne said in a statement. "That being said, we know that college athletics has been evolving and changing rapidly over the last few years, and it made sense for us to make these adjustments on our future schedules. We have a bit more flexibility as we transition to a nine-game format in the Southeastern Conference, and it gives us the opportunity to further evaluate how strength of schedule is evaluated for the College Football Playoff. Between other home-and-homes as well as conference games, we will continue to have a solid strength of schedule, which is good for our team, fans and college football."
Here's a look at Alabama's future non-conference schedules:
2026
Sept. 12: Alabama vs. South Florida
Sepy. 19: Alabama vs. Florida State
TBD: Alabama vs. East Carolina
2027
Sept. 4: Alabama vs. West Virginia
Sept. 18: Alabama at Ohio State
2028
Sept. 9: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Sept. 16: Alabama vs. UT Martin
Sept. 23: Alabama at Oklahoma State
2029
Sept. 1: Alabama at Notre Dame
Sept. 15: Alabama vs. Oklahoma State
2030
Aug. 31: Alabama at Georgia Tech
Sept. 14: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
2031
Aug. 30: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech
Sept. 13: Alabama at Boston College
2032
2033
Sept. 3: Alabama at Arizona
Sept. 17: Alabama vs. Minnesota
2034
Sept. 2: Alabama at Virginia Tech
Sept. 16: Alabama vs. Boston College
2035
Sept. 1: Alabama vs. Virginia Tech
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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