US EditionWest Virginia and Alabama Are Canceling Their Football Series
WVU replaces Alabama with Coastal Carolina and Southern Miss for 2026-27, adding a seventh home game in 2027 and aligning with modern scheduling trends amid SEC changes.
- On August 26, 2025, West Virginia and Alabama Crimson Tide football mutually canceled their 2026-27 series, replacing Alabama with home games against Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Sept. 5, 2026 and Southern Miss Golden Eagles on Sept. 4, 2027.
- After the SEC announced a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2026, the Southeastern Conference's shift reduced nonconference flexibility and led to West Virginia dropping its series with Alabama.
- WVU athletic director Wren Baker said the university prefers one Power, one Group of Six, and one FCS nonconference team, noting, `I am also aware of the importance of a seventh home game in 2027 for our fans and the huge economic impact it brings to our state, city and tourism division`.
- The adjustment leaves West Virginia without a non-league road game for three straight seasons starting in 2026, while Alabama filled the vacant 2026 date by adding East Carolina to its nonconference slate for Sept. 5, 2026.
- Both replacement games are set for Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia; WVU holds a 1-0 edge from their 2010 meeting with Coastal Carolina, while Southern Miss will be a first-time opponent.
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Alabama, WVU cancel 2026-27 home-and-home series
The ramifications of the Southeastern Conference's decision to move to a nine-game conference schedule next season are already coming into play, as Alabama and West Virginia mutually agreed on Tuesday to cancel their home-and-home series for 2026 and 2027. The Crimson Tide replaced the West Virginia contest with a home game against East Carolina. "We are proud of the number of high-quality home-and-home nonconference games we have scheduled for …
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