A sardonic observer might view Arkansas State's $1.7M deal game with Alabama as a blatant money grab. Who cares? The Crimson Tide athletic department reported a $33M surplus in 2014, so it can afford to foot some of the costs uniquely associated with playing a perennial national title contender (i.e. bandages).
ASU football scheduling news: Red Wolves will play at Alabama on Sept. 8, 2018. ASU will get $1.7 million for the game, a new school record.
— Troy Schulte (@TroySchulteADG) February 17, 2016
The Red Wolves have battled Alabama twice before, with the legendary Larry Lacewell losing to the mythical Bear Bryant in 1982 (34-7) and a freshly anointed Nick Saban crushing Steve Roberts in 2008 (35-0).