Alabama adds La. Monroe to 2015 schedule
The University of Alabama football program filled one of its open slots on the 2015 schedule with a name Crimson Tide fans should be more than familiar with.
Alabama has reached an agreement to host Louisiana-Monroe in 2015, The Tuscaloosa News has learned.
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The game is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2015. The terms of the contract were not immediately available, although it is believed Alabama will pay Louisiana-Monroe less than the $1.4 million Southern Miss got for its September 2014 game with the Crimson Tide.
The last time the Warhawks traveled to Bryant-Denny Stadium was in 2007, when they upset Alabama 21-14 in coach Nick Saban's first season with the Crimson Tide.
Since that time Louisiana-Monroe has shown that result was no fluke.
In 2012, the Warhawks knocked off No. 8 Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark., 34-31 in overtime. The following week they took Auburn to overtime, falling 31-28 in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Alabama now has two confirmed games on the 2015 schedule. UA is slated to kick off in Arlington, Texas, in an out-of-conference game against Wisconsin on Sept. 5 in AT&T Stadium. As part of its two-game contract with Colorado State, Alabama is scheduled to play the Rams in either 2015 or 2017. Alabama beat CSU 31-6 this past season.
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