Alabama and LSU will get to play each other this season after all.
The SEC on Friday confirmed multiple reports — the first by Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel — that the Crimson Tide and Tigers will play on Dec. 5. The teams' original game, scheduled for Nov. 14, was postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak among LSU's team.
“The cooperation and flexibility of our coaches, athletics directors and campus leaders along with the dedication of our student-athletes now provides the opportunity to reach this point in the season with the ability for each SEC team to play ten football games in 2020,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a release. “We knew before the season there would be interruptions and scheduling challenges related to COVID-19 and we will continue to manage the remaining weeks of the football schedule to allow for as many games to be played as possible, with a continuing focus on determining an SEC champion.”
Alabama and LSU were originally slated to play Arkansas and Ole Miss on Dec. 5, respectively; those games will be rescheduled as well.
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Below are Alabama and LSU's presumed revamped schedules, starting with an 8 p.m. kickoff on CBS on Dec. 5:
Alabama
| Opponent | Date |
| LSU | Dec. 5 |
| Arkansas | Dec. 12 |
LSU
| Opponent | Date |
| Alabama | Dec. 5 |
| Florida | Dec. 12 |
| Ole Miss | Dec. 19 |
The question now becomes whether Nick Saban, who tested positive for the disease on Wednesday, will be available to coach against the Tigers. If not, Alabama coach Steve Sarkisian would likely continue his role as interim coach following the Tide's Saturday game against No. 22 Auburn.
(This story has been updated from a previous version).
