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Huskies’ season opener against Auburn scheduled for an afternoon kickoff

The potential top-10 season-opening matchup between Washington and Auburn has been scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 1, the Pac-12 announced Thursday.

The game will air on ABC.

Washington was ranked No. 4 by USA Today in its post-spring rankings earlier this month. Auburn was No. 11. This will be the first meeting between the two teams.

The Huskies will head to Atlanta looking for their first victory over a ranked Power Five nonconference opponent away from Seattle since the 1994 Whammy in Miami.

The Pac-12 announced kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2018 season, plus select other games.