The going rate for scheduling Arkansas State in a non-conference football game keeps getting bigger and bigger.
ASU will receive a school-record $1.7 million for a Sept. 8, 2018, game at Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., according to a game contract obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Wednesday.
The payout surpasses the $1.65 million ASU is getting from Nebraska for a game in 2017, which was announced last summer. At the time, ASU said that game was believed to be the largest payout for a single game not tied to another negotiation.
ASU Athletic Director Terry Mohajir said the game with Alabama provides ASU with a boost to its budget, national exposure and close proximity for fan travel.