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Florida State football's kickoff time in season opener vs Alabama reportedly set
Florida State's football season opener against Alabama will be a day game at Doak Campbell Stadium. According to Brett McMurphy, the game time for this SEC-ACC matchup will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Beforehand, the Tennessee-Syracuse game, which will be in Atlanta, will be at noon. The LSU-Clemson game will be a primetime game at 7:30 p.m. For Sunday's slate, the South Carolina-Virginia Tech game will be on ESPN at 3 p.m. in Atlanta.
This will be the sixth meeting between FSU and Alabama, but it'll be played at Doak for the first time. The stadium is expected to be fully renovated before kickoff. The FSU-Bama game is considered a host site for ESPN's "College GameDay", in which Lee Corso, an FSU alum, will be making his final appearance on the tailgate show.
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FSU is coming off a 2-10 season last year, while Alabama finished 9-4. Mike Norvell will be in his sixth season with the Seminoles.
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FSU football 2025 season schedule
Aug. 30, Alabama, 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 6, East Texas A&M, TBA
Sept. 20, Kent State, TBA
Sept. 26, at Virginia (Friday), TBA
Oct. 4, Miami, TBA
Oct. 11, Pittsburgh, TBA
Oct. 18, at Stanford, TBA
Nov. 1 Wake Forest, TBA
Nov. 8 at Clemson, TBA
Nov. 15 Virginia Tech, TBA
Nov. 21 North Carolina State (Fri.), TBA
Nov. 29, Florida, TBA
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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State football vs. Alabama in Week 1: Channel, kickoff time
