The new stadium in Atlanta just secured a pretty major contest to open the 2017 campaign.
Florida State and Alabama will face off as part of the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Series, sources announced Thursday. A final date has not yet been announced.
This will be just the fifth all-time meeting between the universities, with the Crimson Tide holding a 2-1-1 advantage. The Seminoles won the most recent outing, a 21-14 decision on September 29, 2007.