The University of Alabama will serve as host to Western Kentucky for a third time under Nick Saban, as Gracie Blackburn of ESPN Media Zone sent a press release Tuesday with 30 Southeastern Conference football games that will be aired across networks.
ESPN 2 is scheduled to call the Alabama-Western Kentucky game on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. (CT) inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Coach Saban’s teams have outscored the Hilltoppers 76-7 in the last two meetings (2008, 2012), with a 35-0 victory occurring at Tuscaloosa in the 2012 season.
Saban has compiled a 25-1 record in nine years at Alabama against lower-tier, non-conference programs. A 21-14 loss against Louisiana-Monroe in 2007 (first year) stands as his lone blemish.
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