Memphis Athletics Director R.C. Johnson said that the Tigers could play Vanderbilt as early as 2013 if one of their currently scheduled non-conference opponents cancels. Those opponents are Arkansas State, Duke, Louisville and Middle Tennessee.

The Tigers and Commodores haven’t met since a 1989 contest in Memphis. Vandy leads the overall series 7-5.

The Commercial Appeal also reported that Memphis has verbal agreements to play two games each against the Kansas Jayhawks and the Ole Miss Rebels. UM would face Kansas in 2015 and 2016 and Ole Miss possibly in 2016 and 2017.

Memphis’ future schedules are now littered with big time BCS programs. In 2014, Memphis is slated to travel to Miami (FL) and host Louisville. In 2015, the Tigers will host Miami (FL) and Missouri, travel to Louisville and face Kansas either home or away.

Then in 2016, Memphis returns the game at Missouri, hosts Louisville and then if the contracts are signed could face Kansas and Ole Miss.

The Tigers would then face Ole Miss again in 2017 and will host in-state foe Tennessee.

Last week, Memphis announced their 2012 football schedule. The Tigers open the season on Sept. 1 at home against the UT Martin Skyhawks.

Missouri will travel to face UCF at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando on Sept. 29, 2012. The game will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.

UCF fills a hole in Missouri’s schedule created when the Tigers left the Big 12 to join the SEC. There is no word yet whether UCF will return the game to Columbia in a future season.

Missouri now has three open dates remaining on their 2012 football schedule: Sept. 1 (season opener), Oct. 20 and Nov. 17. One of those dates will be Missouri’s off week, probably Oct. 20.

The Tigers were previously slated to host Southern Illinois on Sept. 8, but their SEC opener vs. Georgia now occupies that date. The game remains on SIU’s 2012 schedule, but could be canceled because they have no open dates that match Missouri.

Missouri’s other non-conference game was supposed to be at Miami (OH). Interestingly, the RedHawks website now lists their 4th and final non-conference game as TBA, meaning it may have been canceled already.

2012 Missouri Football Schedule

• 09/01 – TBA
• 09/08 – Georgia
• 09/15 – Arizona State
• 09/22 – at South Carolina
• 09/29 – at UCF
• 10/06 – Vanderbilt
• 10/13 – Alabama
• 10/20 – TBA
• 10/27 – Kentucky
• 11/03 – at Florida
• 11/10 – at Tennessee
• 11/17 – TBA
• 11/24 – at Texas A&M

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Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals for the Tide and Trent Richardson scored the lone touchdown in the game on a 34-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, the offensive MVP, completed 23 of 34 passes for 234 yards.

Alabama’s no. 1 ranked defense was the story of the game. They held the no. 1 ranked LSU Tigers to a total of 92 yards and no points.

The Crimson Tide won their second BCS title in three years under head coach Nick Saban. Alabama won the 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl with a 37-21 victory over Texas.

LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson had a forgettable night. He completed only 11 of 17 passes for 53 yards and had one interception. Jefferson also rushed 14 times for only 15 yards.

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LSU (13-0, 8-0 SEC) is the number one ranked team in the country in the BCS Rankings, AP Poll and ESPN/USA Today Poll. Alabama (11-1, 7-1 SEC) is ranked second in all three polls and held off Oklahoma State for the spot in the title game.

The two schools met in Tuscaloosa earlier this season in what many people dubbed the “game of the century.” LSU won that game 9-6 in overtime. The defensive struggle saw the two schools combine for five field goals and no touchdowns.

The Tigers are no stranger to winning titles a mere 80 miles from campus. LSU has won each of their past three national championships at the Superdome in New Orleans. Under Les Miles, the Bayou Bengals beat Ohio State 38-24 in the 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game to claim the 2007 title. In 2003, Nick Saban led LSU to a 21-14 win over Oklahoma in the Nokia Sugar Bowl to win the 2003 national title. Finally, the Tigers defeated Clemson 7-0 in the 1959 Sugar Bowl to win the 1958 national championship.

Nick Saban, who owns a 54-12 record at Alabama, has a second national title to boast. He led the Crimson Tide to a 37-21 win over Texas to win the 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

If LSU wins the game, the Tigers will be unanimous BCS and AP national champions. If Alabama upsets LSU, their is a possibility of a split national championship. The Tide would claim the BCS title, but the Tigers could retain more first place votes to win the AP national title.

Football Schedules:

• Alabama Future Football Schedules
• LSU Future Football Schedules

Kentucky will host UT Martin at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington on September 13, 2014. The game will be the first ever between the two schools.

The Wildcats are also slated to host Ohio (Sept. 6) and travel to Louisville (date TBA). UK needs one more game to complete their non-conference slate if the SEC sticks with an 8-game conference schedule.

Last week, Kentucky announced their 2012 football schedule. The Wildcats kick off the season on Sept. 1 against Louisville at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

Football Schedules:

• 2014 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule
• Kentucky Future Football Schedules

Missouri, which will compete in the Eastern Division, plays their first SEC game at home on Sept. 8 against Georgia. Texas A&M was placed in the Western Division and will host Florida on Sept. 8.

Featured 2012 non-conference match-ups include Alabama vs. Michigan (at Arlington, TX), Auburn vs. Clemson (at Atlanta, GA), Florida at Florida State, Georgia Tech at Georgia, Kentucky at Louisville, Washington at LSU, Arizona State at Missouri, Texas at Ole Miss, South Carolina at Clemson, Tennessee vs. NC State (at Atlanta, GA) and Vanderbilt at Northwestern.

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Listed below are links to the 2012 SEC Football Schedules:

• 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Schedule
• 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks Football Schedule
• 2012 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule
• 2012 Florida Gators Football Schedule
• 2012 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule
• 2012 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule
• 2012 LSU Tigers Football Schedule
• 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule
• 2012 Missouri Tigers Football Schedule
• 2012 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule
• 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule
• 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule
• 2012 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule
• 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule

Georgia opens the 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 against the Buffalo Bulls. The rest of UGA’s non-conference schedule includes Florida Atlantic (Sept. 15), Georgia Southern (Nov. 17) and Georgia Tech (Nov. 24).

The Georgia Bulldogs kick off the 2012 SEC season on Sept. 8 at the Missouri Tigers. The remainder of Georgia’s SEC slate includes Vanderbilt (Sept. 22), Tennessee (Sept. 29), at South Carolina (Oct. 6), at Kentucky (Oct. 20), Florida (Oct. 27; at Jacksonville), Ole Miss (Nov. 3) and at Auburn (Nov. 10).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule
• Georgia Bulldogs Future Football Schedules

Alabama opens the 2012 season on Sept. 1 against the Michigan Wolverines at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Other non-conference games for Bama include Western Kentucky (Sept. 8), Florida Atlantic (Sept. 22) and Western Carolina (Nov. 17).

The Tide kick off the 2012 SEC season on Sept. 15 at Arkansas. Other SEC games include Ole Miss (Sept. 29), at Missouri (Oct. 13), at Tennessee (Oct. 20), Mississippi State (Oct. 27), at LSU (Nov. 3), Texas A&M (Nov. 10) and Auburn (Nov. 24).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Schedule
• Alabama Future Football Schedules

Florida opens the 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 against the Bowling Green Falcons. Other non-conference games for the Gators include UL-Lafayette (Nov. 10), Jacksonville State (Nov. 17) and at Florida State (Nov. 24).

The Florida Gators kick off the 2012 SEC season with two straight road games, at Texas A&M on Sept. 8 and at Tennessee on Sept. 15. The rest of Florida’s SEC schedule includes Kentucky (Sept. 22), LSU (Oct. 6), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 13), South Carolina (Oct. 20), Georgia (Oct. 27; at Jacksonville) and Missouri (Nov. 3).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Florida Gators Football Schedule
• Florida Gators Future Football Schedules

Kentucky opens the 2012 season on Sept. 1 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium against in-state rival Louisville. The rest of UK’s non-conference schedule includes home games vs. Kent State (Sept. 8), Western Kentucky (Sept. 15) and Samford (Nov. 17).

The Kentucky Wildcats kick off the 2012 SEC season on Sept. 22 at the Florida Gators. The rest of UK’s conference schedule includes South Carolina (Sept. 29), Mississippi State (Oct. 6), at Arkansas (Oct. 13), Georgia (Oct. 20), at Missouri (Oct. 27), Vanderbilt (Nov. 3) and at Tennessee (Nov. 24).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule
• Kentucky Wildcats Future Football Schedules

LSU opens the 2012 season with three straight non-conference games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge: North Texas (Sept. 1), Washington (Sept. 8) and Idaho (Sept. 15). LSU also hosts Towson on Sept. 29.

The LSU Tigers kick off the 2012 SEC season on Sept. 22 at Auburn. The remainder of LSU’s conference schedule includes at Florida (Oct. 6), South Carolina (Oct. 13), at Texas A&M (Oct. 20), Alabama (Nov. 3), Mississippi State (Nov. 10), Ole Miss (Nov. 17) and at Arkansas (Nov. 23).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 LSU Tigers Football Schedule
• LSU Tigers Future Football Schedules

Mississippi State opens the 2012 season at home against the Jackson State Tigers. Other non-conference games for the Bulldogs include a road game at Troy (Sept. 15) and home games against South Alabama (Sept. 22) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 13).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs kick off the 2012 SEC season on Sept. 8 at home against Auburn. The rest of MSU’s SEC slate includes at Kentucky (Oct. 6), Tennessee (Oct. 13), at Alabama (Oct. 27), Texas A&M (Nov. 3), at LSU (Nov. 10), Arkansas (Nov. 17) and at Ole Miss (Nov. 24).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule
• Mississippi State Bulldogs Future Football Schedules

Ole Miss opens the 2012 season on Sept. 1 with a non-conference game at home against the Central Arkansas Bears. Other non-conference games for Ole Miss include UTEP (Sept. 8), Texas (Sept. 15) and at Tulane (Sept. 22).

The Ole Miss Rebels open SEC play on Sept. 29 at Alabama followed by a home game against Texas A&M on Oct. 6. The rest of the 2012 Ole Miss SEC schedule includes Auburn (Oct. 13), at Arkansas (Oct. 27), at Georgia (Nov. 3), Vanderbilt (Nov. 10), at LSU (Nov. 17) and Mississippi State (Sept. 24).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule
• Ole Miss Rebels Future Football Schedules

South Carolina opens the season on Thursday, Aug. 30 at Vanderbilt. In six of eight seasons under Steve Spurrier, the Gamecocks have opened the season on a Thursday night.

The following week, South Carolina hosts East Carolina in Columbia (Sept. 8). Other non-conference games for South Carolina include UAB (Sept. 15), Wofford (Nov. 17) and at Clemson (Nov. 24).

South Carolina resumes SEC play on Sept. 22 at home vs. Missouri. The remainder of the Gamecocks conference slate includes at Kentucky (Sept. 29), Georgia (Oct. 6), at LSU (Oct. 13), at Florida (Oct. 20), Tennessee (Oct. 27) and Arkansas (Nov. 10).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule
• South Carolina Gamecocks Future Football Schedules

Tennessee opens the 2012 season against NC State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game is currently scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1.

Other non-conference games for the Volunteers include Georgia State (Sept. 8), Akron (Sept. 22) and Troy (Nov. 3).

The Volunteers begin the SEC season on Sept. 15 at home against Florida. The rest of the Vols’ SEC schedule includes at Georgia (Sept. 29), at Mississippi State (Oct. 13), Alabama (Oct. 20), at South Carolina (Oct. 27), Missouri (Nov. 10), at Vanderbilt (Nov. 17) and vs. Kentucky (Nov. 24).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule
• Tennessee Volunteers Future Football Schedules

Vanderbilt opens the 2012 season at home against South Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 30. Vandy was previously scheduled to host Presbyterian on opening weekend, but the game was moved to Sept. 15.

The following week, the Commodores travel to Evanston, Illinois to take on Northwestern. Vanderbilt also has non-conference contests against UMass (Oct. 27) and at Wake Forest (Nov. 24).

Vanderbilt resumes SEC play on Sept. 22 at Georgia, followed by an open date and then a trip to conference newcomer Missouri on Oct. 6.

The rest of the Commodores SEC slate includes Florida (Oct.  13), Auburn (Oct. 20), at Kentucky (Nov. 3), at Ole Miss (Nov. 10) and Tennessee (Nov. 17).

The 2012 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Football Schedules:

• 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule
• Vanderbilt Commodores Future Football Schedules

The 2012 schedule will feature two new additions to the schedule, Missouri and Texas A&M. Both schools will leave the Big 12 and officially join the SEC on July 1, 2012.

Last week, Chris Low of ESPN released a few tibits concerning the 2012 SEC schedule. Both of the new schools, Missouri and Texas A&M, will open SEC play at home on Sept. 8 with some high profile opponents. Missouri will host Georgia while Texas A&M will host Florida.

Another 2012 schedule change may be the location of the Arkansas-Texas A&M game. The two schools have been playing their non-conference matchup at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. But A&M moving to the SEC and financial issues may return the game to their respective campuses.

The 2012 SEC football schedule will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET on SECDigitalNetwork.com. FBSchedules.com will update our schedules at that time.

As reported earlier today by ESPN, Texas A&M’s first SEC game will be the following week at Kyle Field in College Station against the Florida Gators (Sept. 8).

The Aggies are currently slated to face SMU at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on Sept. 15. That date could change depending on the new SEC schedule.

With Arkansas now a conference foe, Texas A&M is in need of two additional non-conference games to complete their 2012 football schedule.

FBSchedules.com would like to send their condolences to the family of Joe Villavisencio and the Texas A&M Aggies. Villavisencio was killed in a car crash today.

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the conference, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive wanted to set them both up with a premier game at home early in the season. Missouri will host Georgia and Texas A&M will host Florida, both likely on Sept. 8.

Listed below are tidbits of the 2012 SEC schedule from ESPN:

• Alabama – vs. Missouri and Texas A&M (sites TBA)
• Florida – at Texas A&M (likely Sept. 8); vs. LSU
• Georgia – at Missouri (likely Sept. 8); home vs. Ole Miss; drops game at Alabama
• Ole Miss – vs. Texas A&M; vs. Vanderbilt
• South Carolina – vs. Arkansas; at LSU; at Vanderbilt Thurs., Aug. 30 (tentative)
• Tennessee – vs. Missouri in November

The full 2012 SEC football schedule is now expected to be released on Monday. It will be a patchwork schedule for one year only. Beginning with the 2013 season, the SEC will create a new schedule rotation.