Date set for Michigan-Florida season opener in 2017

This past year, games like USC-Alabama, Oklahoma-Houston and LSU-Wisconsin featured in what was an incredible weekend of football.

The opening weekend of the 2017 football season is loaded as well.

For the Big Ten, one of the marquee games will be between Michigan and Florida. Earlier today, the date for the matchup was released.

The Advocare Classic between UF & UM will be played on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.

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— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) February 8, 2017

Had been some chatter that perhaps game would move to Sunday. #Gators https://t.co/7tk3JUlTwW

— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) February 8, 2017

As Scott Carter mentioned, until earlier today, it wasn’t sure as to when the game would take place. The time of the game and what network will televise the contest is yet to be determined.

The location of the B1G-SEC clash will be at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

This meeting will be the first ever regular season matchup between the two schools. According to nbcsports.com, the Wolverines and Gators will be paid $6 million each for the game.

Comparatively, when Michigan faced Alabama back in 2012, the Wolverines were paid $4.7 million.