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Alabama-Florida State opener to host ESPN’s College GameDay

It’s been pegged as the biggest matchup for the 2017 football season, and now ESPN’s College GameDay has stamped its approval on it. Per a press release from Matt Garvey, vice president of communications for the Peach Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Alabama and Florida State will host College GameDay at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2.

“College GameDay has become a Saturday morning tradition for college football fans around the country,” said Percy Vaughn, Peach Bowl, Inc. chairman. “It’s only fitting that College GameDay be here for the first-ever college football game in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium to showcase an incredible weekend of two great Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games.