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Miami, Alabama in talks for 2021 season opener

Related Topics: The Tuscaloosa News

The Hurricanes and Crimson Tide — two of college football’s traditional powerhouse programs — are in talks to meet again, a source told the Sun Sentinel late Wednesday. No contract has officially been signed, the source also said.

The Tuscaloosa News first reported the discussions, saying the game, if finalized, would take be the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta in 2021.

Alabama, the preseason No. 1 in the Amway Coaches Poll released earlier this month, is set to take on No. 3 Florida State in this year’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta.