Kickoff time, TV channel announced for Texas vs. Alabama
One of the 2023 college football season’s premier non-conference matchups will be under the bright lights of Bryant-Denny Stadium. The kickoff time and television partner for the Texas Longhorns’ trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to play the Alabama Crimson Tide were announced on Tuesday. ESPN will televise the contest, which is set to begin at 6 p.m. Central on Sept. 9.
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Last year, the Longhorns and the then-No. 1 Crimson Tide played at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. The game was televised by Fox, who elected to place the matchup between two of college football’s storied programs into the 11 a.m. Central timeslot to be a part of its Big Noon Kickoff programming.
Both ESPN and Fox brought their respective pregame shows to Austin for the game.
The Crimson Tide defeated the Longhorns 20-19 thanks to a final drive led by 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. UT quarterback Quinn Ewers had a sizzling start to the contest before he injured his throwing shoulder late in the first quarter. Jase McClellan and Jahmyr Gibbs scored touchdowns for Alabama, while Bijan Robinson notched the only six-point score for the Longhorns. The rest of UT’s points were added by Bert Auburn, including a go-ahead 49-yard field goal with 2:26 left. Tide kicker Will Reichard hit the game-winning 33-yarder with 10 seconds left to place the game at its final tally.
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Texas also announced the television partner for the annual Red River Showdown in Dallas. ABC will televise the contest. A kickoff time for the annual neutral site rivalry that takes place in the Cotton Bowl has not been announced.
Texas completed an 8-5 season in 2022.
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Texas’ trip to Alabama will be the program’s first since 1902. The Horns, led by head coach J.B. Hart, defeated Eli Abbott’s Tide by a score of 10-0 on November 18. The game was played on The Quad in the heart of the University of Alabama’s campus. Texas leads the all-time series 7-2-1.
