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One of the biggest matchups of the college football season has a date, time, and network prepared.
The University of Alabama escaped the Texas Longhorns in 2022 with a 20-19 victory in Austin, Texas.
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Longhorn fans believe Steve Sarkisian is the coach to return the program to prominence. It returns several veteran players as Texas travels to Bryant-Denny Stadium to face Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. The matchup is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9 at 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPN. ESPN has Alabama-Texas as one of the top four marquee matchups of the college football season.
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Feat. 6 of ESPN’s Top 25:
🏈 Sept. 3 | @LSUfootball vs @FSUFootball
🏈 Sept. 9 | @TexasFootball at @AlabamaFTBL
🏈 Oct. 7 | @OU_Football vs Texas
🏈 Nov. 4 | @NDFootball at @ClemsonFBMore: https://t.co/wQgLmU3xGv pic.twitter.com/51yNHwZzip
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) May 16, 2023
🚨 Game time announcement 🚨
🏈 Texas at Alabama
📅 Saturday, Sept. 9 | 6 PM CT
📺 @espn pic.twitter.com/Q4UkPKeXbI— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) May 16, 2023
We will learn a lot about Alabama, and we will see if Texas is truly back as a program.
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