Georgia State Football to Play At Alabama

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06-17-2009 11:29 AM

Georgia State Football to Play At Alabama

ATLANTA—The Georgia State University football team will play at the University of Alabama in the Panthers’ inaugural season of 2010, the two schools announced Wednesday.

The contest, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will be the Panthers’ final game in their first season of play.

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Alabama is looking to rebuild its Bear Bryant-sized reputation under Nick Saban, meaning that the Crimson Tide won't be wanting to go lightly on any team, let alone the fledgling Georgia State program.

But such a game could have as big an impact on Alabama as it might on Georgia State's fragile psyche. With only two scholarship classes in place for Georgia State when the contest is played, the game will not count towards Alabama's bowl eligibility, unless NCAA rules are changed.

And such an encounter is likely to be devastating on the Crimson Tide's chances to reach a BCS bowl game, let alone that travesty the BCS calls a national championship game.


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