Birmingham, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2017 season. The slate includes 56 SEC games in 13 weeks culminating in SEC Championship Game.With 13 playing weekends, the 2017 schedule includes one open date for each team and conference contests scheduled each week beginning the second weekend of September.Each SEC team will play eight conference football games to include six games against division opponents and two games against non-division opponents. One of the non-division opponents will be a permanent annual opponent and the other non-division opponent will rotate each year.The season begins the weekend of September 2 with 14 games, including five neutral site games on opening weekend. The schedule includes two games on non-traditional days, with Tennessee playing Georgia Tech on Monday, Sept. 4, and Ole Miss visiting Mississippi State on Thursday, November 23. It will mark the first year of a multi-year agreement to play the Ole Miss-Mississippi State game on Thanksgiving night.The 2017 season will culminate with the first SEC Championship Game to be played in the new Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, December 2. It will be the 26th edition of the game and the 24th in the city of Atlanta.Week-by-weekDateGame Week 1Sat., Sept. 2Alabama vs. Florida State (Atlanta)Sat., Sept. 2Florida A&M at Arkansas (Little Rock)Sat., Sept. 2Georgia Southern at AuburnSat., Sept. 2Florida vs. Michigan (Arlington)Sat., Sept. 2Appalachian State at GeorgiaSat., Sept. 2Kentucky at Southern MississippiSat., Sept. 2LSU vs. BYU (Houston)Sat., Sept. 2South Alabama at Ole MissSat., Sept. 2Charleston Southern at Mississippi StateSat., Sept. 2Missouri State at MissouriSat., Sept. 2South Carolina vs. North Carolina State (Charlotte)Sat., Sept. 2Texas A&M at UCLASat., Sept. 2Vanderbilt at Middle TennesseeMon., Sept. 4Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta) Week 2Sat., Sept. 9Fresno State at AlabamaSat., Sept. 9TCU at ArkansasSat., Sept. 9Auburn at ClemsonSat., Sept. 9Northern Colorado at FloridaSat., Sept. 9Georgia at Notre DameSat., Sept. 9Eastern Kentucky at KentuckySat., Sept. 9UT Chattanooga at LSUSat., Sept. 9UT Martin at Ole MissSat., Sept. 9Mississippi State at Louisiana TechSat., Sept. 9South Carolina at MissouriSat., Sept. 9Indiana State at TennesseeSat., Sept. 9Nicholls State at Texas A&MSat., Sept. 9Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt Week 3Sat., Sept. 16Colorado State at AlabamaSat., Sept. 16Mercer at AuburnSat., Sept. 16Tennessee at FloridaSat., Sept. 16Samford at GeorgiaSat., Sept. 16Ole Miss at CaliforniaSat., Sept. 16LSU at Mississippi StateSat., Sept. 16Purdue at MissouriSat., Sept. 16Kentucky at South CarolinaSat., Sept. 16Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas A&MSat., Sept. 16Kansas State at Vanderbilt Week 4Sat., Sept. 23Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)Sat., Sept. 23Mississippi State at GeorgiaSat., Sept. 23Florida at KentuckySat., Sept. 23Syracuse at LSUSat., Sept. 23Auburn at MissouriSat., Sept. 23Louisiana Tech at South CarolinaSat., Sept. 23UMass at TennesseeSat., Sept. 23Alabama at Vanderbilt Week 5Sat., Sept. 30Ole Miss at AlabamaSat., Sept. 30New Mexico State at ArkansasSat., Sept. 30Mississippi State at AuburnSat., Sept. 30Vanderbilt at FloridaSat., Sept. 30Eastern Michigan at KentuckySat., Sept. 30Troy at LSUSat., Sept. 30Georgia at TennesseeSat., Sept. 30South Carolina at Texas A&M Week 6Sat., Oct. 7Ole Miss at AuburnSat., Oct. 7Missouri at KentuckySat., Oct. 7Florida at LSU Changed to LSU at FloridaSat., Oct. 7Arkansas at South CarolinaSat., Oct. 7Alabama at Texas A&MSat., Oct. 7Georgia at Vanderbilt Week 7Sat., Oct. 14Arkansas at AlabamaSat., Oct. 14Texas A&M at FloridaSat., Oct. 14Missouri at GeorgiaSat., Oct. 14Auburn at LSUSat., Oct. 14Vanderbilt at Ole MissSat., Oct. 14BYU at Mississippi StateSat., Oct. 14South Carolina at Tennessee Week 8Sat., Oct. 21Tennessee at AlabamaSat., Oct. 21Auburn at ArkansasSat., Oct. 21LSU at Ole MissSat., Oct. 21Kentucky at Mississippi StateSat., Oct. 21Idaho at Missouri Week 9Sat., Oct. 28Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)Sat., Oct. 28Tennessee at KentuckySat., Oct. 28Arkansas at Ole MissSat., Oct. 28Missouri at UConnSat., Oct. 28Vanderbilt at South CarolinaSat., Oct. 28Mississippi State at Texas A&M Week 10Sat., Nov. 4LSU at AlabamaSat., Nov. 4Coastal Carolina at ArkansasSat., Nov. 4South Carolina at GeorgiaSat., Nov. 4Ole Miss at KentuckySat., Nov. 4UMass at Mississippi StateSat., Nov. 4Florida at MissouriSat., Nov. 4Southern Miss at TennesseeSat., Nov. 4Auburn at Texas A&MSat., Nov. 4Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt Week 11Sat., Nov. 11Georgia at AuburnSat., Nov. 11Arkansas at LSUSat., Nov. 11Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole MissSat., Nov. 11Alabama at Mississippi StateSat., Nov. 11Tennessee at MissouriSat., Nov. 11Florida at South CarolinaSat., Nov. 11New Mexico at Texas A&MSat., Nov. 11Kentucky at Vanderbilt Week 12Sat., Nov. 18Mercer at AlabamaSat., Nov. 18Mississippi State at ArkansasSat., Nov. 18Louisiana-Monroe at AuburnSat., Nov. 18UAB at FloridaSat., Nov. 18Kentucky at GeorgiaSat., Nov. 18Texas A&M at Ole MissSat., Nov. 18Wofford at South CarolinaSat., Nov. 18LSU at TennesseeSat., Nov. 18Missouri at Vanderbilt Week 13Thurs., Nov. 23Ole Miss at Mississippi StateSat., Nov. 25Missouri at ArkansasSat., Nov. 25Alabama at AuburnSat., Nov. 25Florida State at FloridaSat., Nov. 25Georgia at Georgia TechSat., Nov. 25Louisville at KentuckySat., Nov. 25Texas A&M at LSUSat., Nov. 25Clemson at South CarolinaSat., Nov. 25Vanderbilt at Tennessee CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSat., Dec. 2SEC Football Championship Game (Atlanta)Team-By-TeamAlabamaDateOpponentSept. 2vs. Florida State (Atlanta)Sept. 9Fresno StateSept. 16Colorado StateSept. 23at VanderbiltSept. 30Ole MissOct. 7at Texas A&MOct. 14ArkansasOct. 21TennesseeOct. 28OpenNov. 4LSUNov. 11at Mississippi StateNov. 18MercerNov. 25at AuburnArkansasDateOpponentSept. 2vs. Florida A&M (Little Rock)Sept. 9TCUSept. 16OpenSept. 23vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)Sept. 30New Mexico StateOct. 7at South CarolinaOct. 14at AlabamaOct. 21AuburnOct. 28at Ole MissNov. 4Coastal CarolinaNov. 11at LSUNov. 18Mississippi StateNov. 25MissouriAuburnDateOpponentSept. 2Georgia SouthernSept. 9at ClemsonSept. 16MercerSept. 23at MissouriSept. 30Mississippi StateOct. 7Ole MissOct. 14at LSUOct. 21at ArkansasOct. 28OpenNov. 4at Texas A&MNov. 11GeorgiaNov. 18Louisiana-MonroeNov. 25AlabamaFloridaDateOpponentSept. 2vs. Michigan (Arlington)Sept. 9Northern ColoradoSept. 16TennesseeSept. 23at KentuckySept. 30VanderbiltOct. 7at LSU Changed to LSU @ FloridaOct. 14Texas A&MOct. 21OpenOct. 28vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)Nov. 4at MissouriNov. 11at South CarolinaNov. 18UABNov. 25Florida StateGeorgiaDateOpponentSept. 2Appalachian StateSept. 9at Notre DameSept. 16SamfordSept. 23Mississippi StateSept. 30at TennesseeOct. 7at VanderbiltOct. 14MissouriOct. 21OpenOct. 28vs. Florida (Jacksonville)Nov. 4South CarolinaNov. 11at AuburnNov. 18KentuckyNov. 25at Georgia TechKentuckyDateOpponentSept. 2at Southern MississippiSept. 9Eastern KentuckySept. 16at South CarolinaSept. 23FloridaSept. 30Eastern MichiganOct. 7MissouriOct. 14OpenOct. 21at Mississippi StateOct. 28TennesseeNov. 4Ole MissNov. 11at VanderbiltNov. 18at GeorgiaNov. 25LouisvilleLSUDateOpponentSept. 2vs. BYU (Houston)Sept. 9UT-ChattanoogaSept. 16at Mississippi StateSept. 23SyracusSept. 30TroyOct. 7Florida Changed to LSU @ FloridaOct. 14AuburnOct. 21at Ole MissOct. 28OpenNov. 4at AlabamaNov. 11ArkansasNov. 18at TennesseeNov. 25Texas A&MOle MissDateOpponentSept. 2South AlabamaSept. 9UT-MartinSept. 16at CaliforniaSept. 23OpenSept. 30at AlabamaOct. 7at AuburnOct. 14VanderbiltOct. 21LSUOct. 28ArkansasNov. 4at KentuckyNov. 11Louisiana-LafayetteNov. 18Texas A&MNov. 23 (Thurs.)at Mississippi StateMississippi StateDateOpponentSept. 2Charleston SouthernSept. 9at Louisiana TechSept. 16LSUSept. 23at GeorgiaSept. 30at AuburnOct. 7OpenOct. 14BYUOct. 21KentuckyOct. 28at Texas A&MNov. 4UMassNov. 11AlabamaNov. 18at ArkansasNov. 23 (Thurs.)Ole MissMissouriDateOpponentSept. 2Missouri StateSept. 9South CarolinaSept. 16PurdueSept. 23AuburnSept. 30OpenOct. 7at KentuckyOct. 14at GeorgiaOct. 21IdahoOct. 28at UConnNov. 4FloridaNov. 11TennesseeNov. 18at VanderbiltNov. 25at ArkansasSouth CarolinaDateOpponentSept. 2vs. NC State (Charlotte)Sept. 9at MissouriSept. 16KentuckySept. 23Louisiana TechSept. 30at Texas A&MOct. 7ArkansasOct. 14at TennesseeOct. 21OpenOct. 28VanderbiltNov. 4at GeorgiaNov. 11FloridaNov. 18WoffordNov. 25ClemsonTennesseeDateOpponentSept. 4 (Mon.)vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta)Sept. 9Indiana StateSept. 16at FloridaSept. 23UMassSept. 30GeorgiaOct. 7OpenOct. 14South CarolinaOct. 21at AlabamaOct. 28at KentuckyNov. 4Southern MissNov. 11at MissouriNov. 18LSUNov. 25VanderbiltTexas A&MDateOpponentSept. 2at UCLASept. 9NichollsSept. 16Louisiana-LafayetteSept. 23vs. Arkansas (Arlington)Sept. 30South CarolinaOct. 7AlabamaOct. 14at FloridaOct. 21OpenOct. 28Mississippi StateNov. 4AuburnNov. 11New MexicoNov. 18at Ole MissNov. 25at LSUVanderbiltDateOpponentSept. 2at Middle TennesseeSept. 9Alabama A&MSept. 16Kansas StateSept. 23AlabamaSept. 30at FloridaOct. 7GeorgiaOct. 14at Ole MissOct. 21OpenOct. 28at 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In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. MORZINE, France -- Chris Froome allowed himself to smile as he crossed the finish line of the 20th stage of the Tour de France to all but shore up his third title.The Briton will no doubt save his celebrations for Sunday evening when the Tour officially finishes with the 113km trip from Chantilly to the Champs élysées in Paris.After Saturdays 146.5km stage from Megève to Morzine in the Alps, Froomes reaction as he finished another rain-stricken day in the saddle was understandable considering he crashed in similar conditions the previous day.Yesterday I was so mentally drained by it all, I actually slept quite well, Froome said. But my legs felt better today and it has felt like a rollercoaster, a mixture of emotions.It [Fridays crash] was in the back of my mind, just thinking, There is nothing really for me to gain by going any faster down this descent. I have a four-minute margin. Times like this, today, it was really nice having that margin. Even if my rivals were to have really gone for it on the descent I have four minutes here just to hit my own lines and get down this descent in one piece.It was quite a dangerous descent. I knew it quite well. It was [on] quite narrow windy roads. Especially with that weather, I dont think anyone really wanted to take that risk.The days honour went to the Spaniard Jon Izaguirre (Movistar) who beat two fellow breakaway companions -- Colombian Jarlinson Pantano (IAM) by 19 seconds and 2016 Giro dItalia champion and 2014 Tour winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) by 42 seconds.Froome finished 20th and in a group of seven riders along with four Sky teammates, Australian Richie Porte (BMC) and Portes Italian teammate Damiano Caruso. Ahead of Froome was his nearest two rivals who will now join him on the podium Paris on Sunday, Frenchman Romain Bardet (Ag2r) in 10th and Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar) in 11th.But their marginal time gains did not threaten Froomes overall led, now four minutes and five seconds on Bardet in second, four minutes 21 seconds on Quintana in third and four minutes 42 seconds on fellow Briton Adam Yates, who has secured the white jersey as best young rider.For Froome, Sundays final stage will be a chance for him savour his latest achievement, a Tour win that came with two stage victories -- on stage eight to Bagnères de Luchon in the Pyrénées and on the stage 17 mountain time trial to Megève. His penchant to surprise also came to the fore on the flat 11th stage to Montpellier where he gained six seconds after he finished behind Peter Sagan (Tinkoff).It feels like its been an absolute rollercoaster, like the attack on the descent, the crosswinds and riding with Sagan, you just cant script moments like that, Froome reflected. You can hardly even plan for them. It feels incredible to have been a part of that.dddddddddddd.Froomes defining act to shore up his victory came on Saturday, though, with his teammates shepherding him through every potentially vulnerable moment as heavy rain again fell. The rides by Sky henchmen Geraint Thomas, Sergio Henao, Wouter Poels and Mikel Nieve were crucial to Froome reaching Morzine intact and virtually assured of his overall victory.This is by far our strongest line up at the Tour d France, Froome said.Tour race director Christian Prudhomme was happy that a Frenchman in Bardet is set to be the runner-up, especially off the back his brilliant victory on Friday that put him in second.It is only the third time in 20 years that a Frenchman will finish second which is good, said Prudhomme.Bardet has every reason to feel proud with the outcome, especially as he was the rider who dared to take the race as he did in the Alps on Friday. Its a lot of emotion, Bardet said.Im going to repeat myself, but last night we took a lot of time to enjoy it and we were able to go back into it today to retain this second place. We managed the day well. Its an exceptional performance and we can be proud to have succeeded in these conditions.The view among Froomes other rivals was that their inability to attack on Saturday was due to accumulated fatigue, the rainy conditions and strength of Sky all being cited.Yates said: It was pretty dangerous. You [might] risk it, but then you might not even make the time up. I had the legs to stay there, Im fourth and the white jersey, Im pretty happy with that. Its the end of three weeks, everyones pretty tired.No doubt Yates, 23, will be one to watch for in years to come, with this being his second Tour and third grand tour, but first where he has raced for the overall classification.Every day Im learning, Yates said, Its more experience than learning [that he takes] ... to not lose concentration when you are tired. Ive ridden grand tours, but this is the first won for GC. Just coping with the pressure, even if I had some bad days, I managed it quite well.I see that Froomey is a big step ahead [than everyone], but most of the other guys are close. So its just about having the legs and looking for the ways to gain time on your rivals.Quintana, who finished second to Froome in 2013 and last year, is happy to settle for third.We came with a more ambitious objective, Quintana said. I must be happy with this third place. I suffered from allergies but I felt better in the last couple of days. Chris Froome was too strong. Its the third time I lose against him but Im still happy with our teams showing. Now its time for Paris and celebrations. ' ' '