Back in March, it was reported that the Alabama Crimson Tide would face the USC Trojans in the Advocare Classic in 2020.
The game appears to be set, according to a copy of the game contract obtained from the University of Alabama via a state open records request.
According to the agreement, Alabama and USC will square off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. The Crimson Tide will receive a $6 million guarantee for the game, according to the contract.
Alabama will be designated as the home team and USC will be designated as the visiting team. Broadcast rights have been assigned to the SEC, which means that the game will air on CBS or an ESPN network.
The contract has been signed by the Associate Vice President for Finance of the University of Alabama, but has yet to be signed by Cowboys Stadium, L.P. and ESPN Productions, Inc.
This will be the fourth appearance for Alabama in the AdvoCare Classic, which was previously dubbed the Cowboys Classic. In the 2016 contest, Alabama crushed USC 52-6 and also received a $6 million guarantee for the game.
In their first two Arlington appearances, the Crimson Tide defeated Michigan 41-14 to open the 2012 season and Wisconsin 35-17 to open the 2015 season.
Alabama also has neutral-site openers set for 2018, 2019, and 2021. They will receive $4.5 million for playing Louisville in Orlando in 2018, $4.5 million for playing Duke in Atlanta in 2019, and $5 million for playing Miami in Atlanta in 2021.
Alabama has been widely criticized for playing neutral-site non-conference games rather than home-and-home series, which they last played in 2010 and 2011 against Penn State.
But the Crimson Tide have moved to squash that talk with the recent announcement of two big home-and-home series. Alabama recerntly announced that they will play Texas in 2022 and 2023 and Notre Dame in 2028 and 2029.
Future Advocare Classic Games
- Sept. 2, 2018 – Miami (FL) vs. LSU
- Aug. 31, 2019 – Oregon vs. Auburn
- Sept. 5, 2020 – USC vs. Alabama
Football Schedules