Alabama lost games in the 2013 and 2014 seasons when they and Georgia Tech agreed to postpone a scheduled home-and-home series.
Now comes word that they could be picking up a non-conference game for the 2012 season.
The “top executive” for the Chick-fil-A Classic has told the Miami Herald that he would like to match up Miami and Alabama in the season-opening game two years from now. Each team would take home $2.25 million for the Georgia Dome appearance.
While there’s no word from ‘Bama regarding the game, the UM athletic director seems very much open to the idea.
“It’s something we would be interested in,” Kirby Hocutt told the Herald.
If Alabama decides to pass on the ’12 game, Auburn, Georgia and South Carolina would be other possibilities for the Hurricanes in the opener.