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Kickoff time set for 2018 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

01/01/2018 -- Atlanta, GA, - Members of the Auburn Tigers football team celebrate on the sideline during the second half of the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Monday, January 1, 2018. The UCF Knights beat the Auburn Tigers, 34-27. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

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01/01/2018 -- Atlanta, GA, - Members of the Auburn Tigers football team celebrate on the sideline during the second half of the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Monday, January 1, 2018. The UCF Knights beat the Auburn Tigers, 34-27. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
By Maghen Moore
May 31, 2018

The Chick-fil-A Bowl announced the kickoff time for the 2018 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Thursday.

The Auburn Tigers and Washington Huskies will kick off in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, on ABC in Atlanta.

“With two projected top 10 teams, two top 10 quarterbacks and two top-ranked defenses, this game will certainly have a major impact on the College Football Playoff,” Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president, said in a statement.

The 2018 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game marks the first meeting between the two teams and represents the first Pac-12 vs. SEC meeting in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game history.

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