The last time the University of Alabama welcomed a non-SEC Power 5 conference school inside Bryant-Denny Stadium came in 2010 when Penn State traveled south for the first game of a home-and-home series.
A decade might have passed before it happens again.
Thanks to handsome paydays, heightened exposure and the preference of the head coach to continue the practice, Alabama is quite happy with neutral-site games, and that fact likely won't change in the foreseeable future.
UA will pocket $4 million for its season-opening kickoff clash with Wisconsin at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Last year, it cashed a $3.