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Alabama to Face Duke to Open 2019 Season

The University of Alabama and Duke University will meet in Atlanta, Ga., for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, the two teams announced on Monday morning. The matchup will be the 12th installment of the nation’s longest-running kickoff game.

The Crimson Tide will be making its sixth appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Alabama is a perfect 4-0 in the event to date, and are set to square off with Florida State in 2017, representing what will be the Tide’s fifth appearance in Atlanta.

Alabama and Clemson played in the inaugural Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2008, with the 24th-ranked Crimson Tide taking down the No.