Kirk Herbstreit Reacts To Alabama Adjusting Future Out-Of-Conference Schedule

by Staff Reporter

December 2, 20253 Comments

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On Tuesday, Alabama announced that it will move it's 2026 matchup against USF to the 2032 season and play East Carolina next season instead.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama announced adjustments to its future football schedules on Tuesday morning.

The Crimson Tide and USF mutually agreed to move their previously scheduled 2026 matchup to the 2032 season. Alabama will replace the USF contest with Chattanooga and as was previously announced, added a game against East Carolina for the '26 campaign.

Additionally, the Tide will host Marshall as part of the 2027 schedule.

The adjustment sparked a response from Kirk Herbstreit, who said more of this coming in College Football due to the 12-team playoff selection process.

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Get ready to see this happen all over the sport. If it’s only about how many wins ya have and not who you’re playing and where you’re playing you’re gonna see every AD make these same moves. Kiss meaningful non conference games in late August and early September goodbye. Cupcakes moving forward till teams get to conference play.