Alabama's 2026 schedule features nine SEC games, as well as one of the toughest four-game stretches in college football next season.

The second season of the Sam Shade era is on deck at Alabama A&M. The Bulldogs will open the season on Saturday, Aug. 29, against Howard in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. The matchup is set at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.

View the 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide team schedule, with upcoming games, stats, predictions and odds, plus TV channel info and results.

According to game contracts acquired by The Tuscaloosa News, Alabama will pay South Florida $300,000 within 30 days following the original 2026 game date against the Bulls. The remaining balance of the contract − $700,000 − will be paid within 30 days of the rescheduled game date.

With the Indiana Hoosiers newly crowned as the kings of college football, recruits locked in, and the transfer portal calmed to a slow trickle, we can start to iron out who may be college football contenders for next year.

The Vols, along with Auburn and Mississippi State, are the three opponents that will be on the Commodores' schedule every year. Vanderbilt will also face Arkansas in 2026 for the first time since 2018. In the SEC's new scheduling format, teams will face their non-permanent opponents once every other year.

Alabama high school football classes, regions for 2026, 2027 seasons as the AHSAA splits public and privates schools for postseason play.

Seaborn and Crowell deliver outstanding wins, showcasing Alabama football's future talent and championship-caliber mindset.