Bama Adds Saban’s Alma Mater To 2016 Schedule

According to FBSchedules.com, the University of Alabama has added Kent State, Nick Saban's Alma Mater to the 2016 schedule and will host the Golden Flashes in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 24.

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Kent State will travel to face the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 24, 2016. The Golden Flashes will receive a $1.5 million guarantee for playing the game, according to a copy of the contract.

Alabama and Kent State’s first and only meeting took place in Tuscaloosa in 2011. The Crimson Tide won that contest 48-7.

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Saban was a defensive back for Kent State from 1970–1971.