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Alabama AD, president issue statement complaining about noon kickoff times
By Adam Spencer
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Alabama’s first 3 games of the 2019 season have either been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Eastern time or 4 p.m. Eastern time.
However, in Week 4, they’ve been slated to play against Southern Miss in Tuscaloosa at noon Eastern time, and boy, are they upset about it.
On Monday, AD Greg Byrne and president Stuart R. Bell issued a statement complaining about the noon start time, claiming they’ve had more September nonconference home games kicking off at noon than any other SEC team since 2014:
A statement from University of #Alabama president Stuart R. Bell and director of athletics Greg Byrne on football kickoff times: pic.twitter.com/qAhOIUN5Z1
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 9, 2019
Is this at all related to coach Nick Saban complaining about the student section leaving games early? This seems like a very aggressive response to one noon kickoff time in September in 2019.
Of course, the league office will likely point to the fact that the current No. 2 team in the country is hosting a 1-1 Conference USA squad. Not exactly the most compelling game of the week.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
