Auburn has scheduled in-state FCS opponent Samford for the 2023 season.
The game will be the 30th meeting between Samford and Auburn and the fourth since 2011.
The game continues Auburn’s willingness to play in-state FCS teams, which keeps payouts within the state. Following recent trends, Auburn should pay Samford upwards of $500,000 for the game.Alabama has not played any in-state team other than Auburn in football since 1944, when Alabama played Samford when it was known as Howard College. Alabama has since avoided playing any other team within the state, sending that money across the border to FCS teams from Louisiana or Georgia or elsewhere.
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