Alabama installs misting fans at Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of Saturday’s early kickoff

The SEC isn’t going to stop scheduling Alabama for early kickoffs, so the Crimson Tide are finding other ways to combat the heat.

Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne announced in a video posted via Twitter on Thursday evening that the football program has placed 16 misting fans at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The goal is to add 12 more before next Saturday.

Byrne also wrote the stadium will add six more water monsters. There will now be three water monsters in the student section alone.

Check out Byrne’s tweet below:

We now have 16 misting 💦 fans that are being installed and tested at Bryant-Denny. Trying to secure 12 more for Ole Miss game.

We also have added a total of 6 more Water 💧 Monsters. Student concourses will go from 1 to 3 WM’s. #RollTide 👍🏼🐘🏈 pic.twitter.com/g8f5jm33Iw

— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) September 19, 2019

Alabama will be adding those 12 additional fans for next week’s matchup with Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide are hosting the Southern Miss Golden Eagles this Saturday at 11 a.m. CT.

The Weather.com forecast for early Saturday afternoon is between 82 and 88 degrees.