BCS Championship 2013, Auburn Photos

Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher in the 4th quarter. Auburn takes on Florida State in the 2014 BCS National Championship game held in Pasadena, California at the historic Rose Bowl Stadium Monday January 6, 2014.

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Long-rumored, then reportedly finalized in June, Alabama and Florida State's 2017 meeting is now official.

The Peach Bowl announced the meeting of traditional powers will open the 2017 in Atlanta. The game, set for Sept. 2, will be the first regular-season college football game in the Falcons new domed stadium. Kickoff time and TV assignments will be announced at another time.

It will be the fifth time Alabama's played in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game as the Tide's won each of the previous four meetings. Auburn will face Louisville to open this season in the Georgia Dome.

The game also extends the streak of Alabama opening seasons in neutral-site games. It will face Wisconsin in Arlington, Texas this September and USC in the same site for the 2016 opener.

Alabama has played neutral-site openers in all but two of Nick Saban's eight seasons with 2011 being the last time it didn't.

The Tide holds a 2-1-1 series advantage over the Seminoles, but lost the last meeting. Florida State took a 21-14 win in Jacksonville in Saban's first season as the Tide's head coach.

Alabama in Atlanta openers

2008: Alabama 34, Clemson 10

2009: Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 24

2013: Alabama 35, Virginia Tech 10

2014: Alabama 33, West Virginia 23

2017: Alabama vs. Florida State