Game Times, TV Windows Set For Alabama’s 2026 Football Season

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Alabama football fans now have a clearer picture of when the Crimson Tide will take the field this fall.

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The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Wednesday announced kickoff times, television assignments and game windows for Alabama’s 2026 football schedule, including the final nine regular-season games controlled by the SEC’s television agreement.

The SEC says three of Alabama’s first games already have firm kickoff times and network assignments.

As Patch previously reported, the Crimson Tide will open the season against East Carolina on Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. on ABC before traveling to Kentucky on Sept. 12 for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff, also on ABC. Alabama’s Sept. 19 home matchup against Florida State is slated for a 2:30 p.m. start on ABC.

The SEC also assigned game windows for the remaining conference-controlled contests. Those windows include Early (11 a.m.-12 p.m.), Afternoon (2:30-3:30 p.m.), Night (5-7 p.m.) and Flex (either afternoon or night).

Among the most anticipated home games, Alabama’s Sept. 26 matchup against South Carolina and the Oct. 10 showdown with Georgia are both scheduled for night windows.

Road trips to Tennessee on Oct. 17 and LSU on Nov. 7 were assigned flex windows, while the annual Iron Bowl against Auburn on Nov. 28 also received a flex designation.

Alabama’s Nov. 21 home game against Chattanooga will kick off at 1 p.m. and air on SEC Network+.

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