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Why 2025 early non-conference schedule is what Alabama football wants

Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football are ready to embrace the challenge of their 2025 non-conference schedule. 

The Crimson Tide will open the season on the road against Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida. They will return home to take on Louisiana Monroe and Wisconsin before opening up SEC play against Georgia. Eastern Illinois will take on Alabama on Nov. 22 a week ahead of the Iron Bowl. 

DeBoer feels the Tide’s early non-conference schedule is something the Tide is in favor of. 

“We’re at eight right now, and so this next year with Florida State as the opener and then a couple of weeks later with Wisconsin. It’s a good, competitive schedule,” DeBoer said. “That’s what we want leading into conference play. So, that’s the way we want it. We want to be challenged and be tested going into SEC action. 

Alabama went undefeated in non-conference play during the regular season in 2024. 

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