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The countdown is officially on! With 99 days until kickoff, Alabama football fans are gearing up for an electrifying season opener against Florida State on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The game will be broadcast live on ABC at 2:30 p.m. CT, marking the beginning of Kalen DeBoer’s second season as head coach of the Crimson Tide.
A Rare Road Opener
Alabama rarely opens the season with a true road game, making this matchup in Tallahassee a unique challenge. Historically, the Crimson Tide has dominated season openers, winning every first game since 2002. Their last season-opening loss came in 2001 against UCLA, and since then, Alabama has outscored its opening-day opponents by a combined 963-275.
Alabama vs. Florida State: A Renewed Rivalry
Though Alabama and Florida State don’t share an extensive history, the Crimson Tide holds a 3-2 edge in the all-time series. Their most recent meeting came in 2017, when Alabama claimed a 24-7 victory in Atlanta. Florida State’s lone win—a 21-14 result in Jacksonville—was later vacated, adding another layer of intrigue to this budding rivalry.
Florida State’s Redemption Arc
Florida State heads into the 2025 season looking to bounce back from a disastrous 2-10 campaign in 2024. Just one year earlier, the Seminoles enjoyed an undefeated regular season in 2023, only to be snubbed from the College Football Playoff due to an injury to quarterback Jordan Travis. With a fresh start and something to prove, Florida State will look to remind the college football world that last season was a fluke.
Alabama’s Offseason Adjustments
The Crimson Tide finished 9-4 in 2024, a solid record by most standards, but underwhelming by Alabama’s championship expectations. With Jalen Milroe now in the NFL, Alabama finds itself in the midst of a heated quarterback competition featuring Ty Simpson, Austin Mack, and promising freshman Keelon Russell. The team also added reinforcements through the transfer portal, hoping to reignite a championship-caliber run in 2025.
