Alabama was set to pay a combined $3.55 million to Georgia State, Kent State and Tennessee Martin for home football games before the SEC opted for a league-only last week. These payments represent a big chunk of the athletics budget for these smaller conference schools.
A UT Martin spokesperson told AL.com the school “will not receive its contract payment” from Alabama but is in contact with Byrne and hopes to reschedule in the future. The FCS school was set to make $500,000 for a November game in Tuscaloosa.
Georgia State, which was due $1.