Kentucky has a newly revised football schedule for the 2020 season.

The Southeastern Conference revealed its new 10-game, league-only slate on Friday, reshaping the landscape for college football this fall in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Wildcats have added Alabama and Ole Miss to their previously scheduled docket of games. The matchup with the Crimson Tide will be in Tuscaloosa, while UK will play host to the Rebels in Lexington.

Kentucky's five home games are Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgia, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. The Cats' five away games are Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Missouri, and Tennessee, which figures to be one of the toughest road slates in the country.

The matchup with Nick Saban's Crimson Tide will feature what is projected to be two of the top offensive lines in college football. It may also pit one-time UK quarterback commitment Mac Jones and one of the nation's top receiver corps against a Stoops secondary considered to be among the best in the country.

Ole Miss will be playing under a new head coach but a familiar face in Lane Kiffin, the former Tennessee head coach and Alabama assistant.

Mark Stoops' squad will face three teams in the preseason Coaches' Top 25 poll on the road -- No. 3 Alabama, No. 8 Florida, and No. 11 Auburn -- while playing host to No. 4 Georgia at home.

The Cats last faced Alabama in 2016, falling 34-6 in Tuscaloosa in a game that was tightly contested in the first half before the Tide pulled away.

UK last played Ole Miss in 2017, falling 37-34 at Kroger Field on a last-minute touchdown pass by the Rebels.

Dates for the games are expected to be announced next week by the SEC.

“We made every effort to create a schedule that is as competitive as possible and builds on the existing eight Conference games that had already been scheduled for 2020,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “This schedule is a one-year anomaly that we have developed under unique circumstances presented by the impact of COVID-19.”

“The two SEC announcements today – the medical protocols and the addition of two football opponents – help us continue planning for competition this fall,” said UK Athletics DIrector Mitch Barnhart. “Our student-athletes, coaches and staffs are dealing with unique challenges. We appreciate Commissioner (Greg) Sankey, the SEC Office and the SEC Medical Task Force for their dedication and leadership as we take the next steps in this process.”

Kentucky was originally scheduled to play 12 games, including non-conference matchups with Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Eastern Illinois, and Louisville. The ACC was one of the first leagues to announce it would be shifting to a conference-only schedule, signaling the Governor's Cup game between UK and Louisville would not be held for the first time since 1994.

In addition to the new scheduling announcement on Friday, the SEC also issued updated safety protocol for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SEC will coordinate centralized testing through a third-party provider to ensure consistency in surveillance and pre-competition testing. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the current standard testing method for the COVID-19 virus.Alternative testing methods may be considered if sufficient data develops to support those methods.

In the sport of football, student-athletes and others in direct contact with the program will receive a PCR surveillance test at least twice weekly during competition, typically six days and three days prior to competition. The Task Force recommends exploring alternative testing methods that will accommodate a third test, in addition to the two required PCR tests, that will provide for the reliability and rapid response necessary for diagnostic testing in a timeframe closer to competition.

All coaches, staff and non-competing personnel will be required to wear face coverings on the sideline and physical distancing will be employed to the extent possible.

Each institution is required to designate a COVID-19 Protocol Oversight Officer who will be responsible for education and ensuring compliance with the SEC’s COVID-19 management requirements.

The SEC announced in July that student-athletes in all sports who elect to not participate in intercollegiate athletics during the fall 2020 academic semester because of health and/or safety concerns related to COVID-19 will continue to have their scholarships honored by their university and will remain in good standing with their team.