A year ago, Alabama needed a breather the week after its annual near-death experience with Ole Miss. Fortunately, the program had invited Kent State to visit Bryant-Denny Stadium and stroked a check to Nick Saban's alma mater for $1.5 million.
The Golden Flashes lived up to their end of the bargain by losing 48-0.
Kent State enjoyed the experience paycheck so much it'll continue its SEC tour at Ole Miss in 2018, Auburn in 2019, Arkansas in 2020 and Georgia in 2022. The Athens Banner-Herald reports Georgia will pay Kent State $1.9 million for that 2022 trip between the hedges.