Alabama–LSU Set for Afternoon Kickoff as Kiffin Questions Decision
Sport · First reported 29 Oct, 12:36 · Updated 18:13
Alabama and LSU are scheduled to meet in an afternoon window on Nov. 7, ending a run of nighttime meetings in Baton Rouge. Lane Kiffin questioned the change amid LSU’s dispute with the SEC; ESPN said it selected the game window for its television schedule.
- Alabama–LSU is scheduled for an afternoon kickoff on Nov. 7; the matchup had been played at night in Baton Rouge in each of the previous six seasons.
- Kiffin said he had expected a nighttime game and suggested the change could disadvantage LSU; the Daily Wire article reports ESPN said it made the scheduling decision for its overall television slate.
- The articles describe ongoing legal conflict between LSU and the SEC over player eligibility, including a federal lawsuit filed by the conference against LSU officials and Kiffin.
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- Game date
- Nov. 7
- Kickoff window
- 3:30 p.m. ET, according to Fox News; 2:30 p.m. CT, according to The Daily Wire
- Recent Baton Rouge pattern
- The last six Alabama–LSU meetings there were at night; the previous daytime meeting was in 2010, according to the articles.
- ESPN explanation
- ESPN said the game windows were flexible and it chose the afternoon slot for Alabama–LSU to arrange its Nov. 7 television schedule.
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