The Bulldogs 2028 schedule has four games scheduled, too, but one of them is Texas -- which may or may not work out depending on the league schedule once Texas and Oklahoma join the league. 6-2 / The 2031 Georgia schedule offers another example of four games being scheduled including future SEC-member Oklahoma along with road games at Ohio State and Georgia Tech and a home game against Western Carolina. Georgia ranks fourth nationally in the 2023 rankings, and though it hasnt had a commitment since April 25, it does have nine commits in the class, with plenty of time to go. Georgia's projected record, chances of going undefeated, winning natty, etc Georgia Bulldogs football coach Kirby Smart has signed a massive 10-year contract extension. He knows of what he speaks. Sometimes, it could shift to be nine (Power 5 opponents) and two G5s (Group of 5 schools) and an FCS.. 
Washingtons reclassification isnt directly connected, hes doing it because he can do it so why not? SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was vague and non-committal when asked about whether the league would vote on a future scheduling model this week, even though it has been one of the primary discussions between the coaches, athletic directors and league presidents at the meetings. -, S / 6-4 / Home: Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Ole Miss As things evolve, and as you look at the criteria of the playoff situation and whats important, those metrics could change, Brooks said. 6-6 / Brooks shared how Georgias football scheduling strategy might also change.
It will just be a harder path to the championship game than it has been. Were also not exactly talking about a struggle of a situation here. 303, Edge / So sometimes, if its a home and away, you can drop, sometimes you can buy it out, sometimes you can move it forward. 4/17/2022, Commit 232, WR / 7/1/2022, Commit Brooks shared that Georgia coach Kirby Smart has gotten involved in scheduling to add value to the schedule for the student-athletes and fans. Brooks, talking at the SEC Spring Meetings at the Sandestin Beach Hotel, said there are several ways to handle the scheduling complications that are unavoidable with Texas and Oklahoma joining the league in 2025. 7:00 am ET, Kirby Smart inks deal to become highest-paid coach, Smart has Bulldogs primed to follow repeat path, Why Kirby Smart wants Georgia-Florida rivalry moved, Georgia QB Stetson Bennett ready to become a star, Georgia Football: Kirby Smart reveals what keeps him up at night, Georgia football: Kirby Smart explains UGAs strategy in the transfer portal, No. Which teams have been recruiting the best on offense? Its important to be respectful to everyone were working with.. Rusty's summer observations! The 2026 UGA schedule, for example, already has four non-conference games scheduled: UCLA, Western Kentucky, Louisville and Georgia Tech. What gives? 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This time around, you can assume that either a) Georgia is getting its butt kicked in using NIL for recruiting, which technically is supposed to be illegal, or b) Georgia is coming off a national championship and stupendous NFL Draft and thus can afford to be picky. But the recruiting rankings and that night in Indianapolis speak for themselves. (ESPN analyst) David Pollack recently said he thought the 2022 Georgia defense will give up 10 points per game more than the 2021 defense. From a competitive standpoint, its going to make things a bit harder for Georgia. The better news is that come 2025 the Bulldogs should still be as well-positioned as anyone to win the super-conference that will be the SEC. I feel like Im seeing a ton of 2023 commitments right now, but none of them are to UGA. The 2022-23 College Football Playoff schedule includes two semifinal games on New Year's Eve followed by the title game on Jan. 9, 2023. 5-11 / Zaxbys chicken tenders: Good diversity of choice and flavors. Milton could be very good, but McIntosh could be, too, and has already shown that: He averaged more yards per carry (5.7) than both Milton and Zamir White. keeping the top guys fresh as the defense is wearing down, plus keeping the defense guessing with different skill sets in the backfield. Raising Canes: Georgia used to order these for Monday pressers and this is believed to be a reason Vince Dooley kept coming even during the Michael Adams years. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegefootball | pageType: profiles | Starting in 2026, youll really see just how aggressive Georgias scheduling is when the Bulldogs play two major nonconference programs, plus Tech. And when it is a bun that is touching and sideways, it is a hot dog. (I think it will be three, but you never know.). Is a hotdog a sandwich? 1/12/2022, Commit Copyright University of Georgia Wire 2022. 6/18/2022. Brooks conceded future schedules face challenges, particularly if the SEC elects to go with the 3-6, nine-game schedule model being discussed. That will be something to watch because Smith, given that experience, could be very helpful at nickel back or even safety. And it only continues to get more intense from there. DESTIN, Fla. Georgia football has scheduling issues to work out regardless of the proposed model the SEC decides on, including the Oklahoma home-and-home series currently slated for 2023 and 2031. Would you take the over or under? DESTIN, Fla. Georgia football has scheduling issues to work out regardless of the proposed model the SEC decides on, including the Oklahoma home-and-home series currently slated for 2023 and 2031. 6-3 / The Bulldogs open this season against Oregon on Sept. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and Georgia is scheduled to open the 2024 season (Aug. 31) with Clemson in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as well. If it went to nine (conference games), yeah, by that metric, we couldnt play 13 games, Brooks said, asked if UGA might have to cancel or move a future game. Georgias complete 2023 schedule will be announced in the Fall of 2022.
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Georgia fans would choose Tennessee over South Carolina, by a small margin, according to our survey earlier this year. (By the way, nobody asked but concerning the Georgia-Oklahoma series, which was agreed to prior to the Sooners announcing they will join the conference: Dont look for that to happen. Any word on how Tykee Smith is coming along? This years schedule doesnt set up to be a gauntlet: Tennessee is the only offense that ranked in the top 25 last year, and only three more were in the top 50 (Kentucky, Oregon and Florida.). And while logistically it might not make sense, a yearly rivalry with one of our new additions in OU or Texas could be really fun too. Dawgs, Smart reach new 10-year, $112.5M deal. 6-6 / 6-0 / But I think right now weve been in more of a mode where its been 10 (Power 5 games), a G5 (Group of 5) team and an FCS (opponent). ), Georgia actually moved a 2023 commitment to this year. Sometimes, it could shift to be nine (Power 5 opponents) and two G5s (Group of 5 schools) and an FCS.. William Poole is an option at both cornerback and nickel back. 2022 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Way too early predictions for the 2022 college football season with B/R's Adam Kramer. Let's compare. Brooks shared how Georgias football scheduling strategy might also change. Below is a complete history of the College Football Playoff national championship game. It's time to compare. Smith tore his ACL last October, which under the current timetable should have him doing regular activities this summer. 6-3 /
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Georgia is scheduled to play Oklahoma in Norman on Sept. 9 in the second game of the 2023 season, with the Sooners due to make a return trip to Sanford Stadium in 2031. Im more of a nuggets and chicken tenders guy, so while were at it, these re the best Ive sampled: 6.
Thats something wed all each individually have to deal with if we went down that pathway (of nine SEC games).. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was vague and non-committal when asked about whether the league would vote on a future scheduling model this week, even though it has been one of the primary discussions between the coaches, athletic directors and league presidents. For instance, Georgia plays Oklahoma in 2023 and again in 2031. RANKINGS: Latest College Football Playoff poll | AP Poll | USA TODAY Coaches Poll, 2023: Los Angeles (Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California) - Jan. 9 215, IOL / 9/23/2021, Commit But things dont often play out the way you expect. The opposition also figures into this, and that 2018 defense ended up facing only three offenses that ranked in the top 25 in scoring offense (Missouri, Alabama and Florida) and only three more in the top 50. 
I think when coach Smart really got into putting his thumbprint on the schedule, he was intentional about getting bigger games, playing P5s, (Power 5) teams like Oregon, Brooks said. 7/16/2022, Commit Indeed, if Georgia allowed 20.2 points per game in 2022, that would still be 19th in 2021 numbers (right behind Alabamas defense), tied for 18th in 2020, and 23rdin 2019. The Bulldogs 2028 schedule has four games scheduled, too, but one of them is Texas -- which may or may not work out depending on how the league schedule works out once the Longhorns and Sooners join the league. The main question is how leaky the secondary will be in key situations and how many big plays are given up. 210, QB / Please check your email for a confirmation. 205, QB / The 2031 Georgia schedule offers another example of four games being scheduled including future SEC-member Oklahoma along with road games at Ohio State and Georgia Tech and a home game against Western Carolina. Legendary FCS athletes. 6-4 / 11/11/2021, Commit The four teams selected to the 2022-23 College Football Playoff will be announced after conference championships are completed in December. 6-5 / 6-4 / This is one of those situations where coaches hope competition results in several emerging as dependable options. I think when Coach Smart really got into putting his thumbprint on the schedule, he was intentional about getting bigger games, playing P5s, (Power 5) teams like Oregon, Brooks said.
So top 30 is being more than fair. 1. 330, OT / 212, OT / (Even if the plays are very productive!) That doesnt mean Georgia wouldnt have won the national championship last year, or made the SEC championship other years. With the SEC expanding and adding Oklahoma and Texas in 2025, well likely see some changes to Georgias future schedules.
On Oct. 16, 1976, Ove Johansson kicked the longest field goal in college football history. Not playing Tennessee every year would be a disappointment, but if the SEC goes to nine conference games, and eliminates divisions, then Georgia would still play the other 12 schools twice over a four-year span, home and away. 5-11 / Rather than start the relationship by getting the lawyers involved, I could see the SEC office going to Oklahoma and saying: Look , Oklahoma also had series scheduled with LSU (2027-28) and Alabama (2032-33). 259, CB / But its not just up to Georgia: The SEC office has to look at everyones preferences, and between Tennessee having three other rivals (Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky) and South Carolina probably having Georgia as a first or second choice, thats why its most likely the Gamecocks rather than the Volunteers are an annual opponent. Youve seen different schedules, but thats kind of been the standard metric weve been working off. Check out everything you need to know below, including bowl game information for the CFP locations. Its important to be respectful to everyone were working with.. 325, OT / ', Smart says many question marks loom for Georgia, Smart reveals Georgia's 2022 identity: 'Hungry', UGA's Smart: People 'keep doubting' QB Bennett. That doesnt mean you dont question them, and they havent been perfect. Oregon and Florida could be much better, Missouri, South Carolina and Auburn could make jumps, etc. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/teampages, at 309, Edge / That means no more annual games with Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt, teams you will now play as often as you play Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M all those exotic teams in the west who have become relative strangers in the regular season since 2012. When you get into those situations, sometimes you can move a game forward, move it to another year, sometimes you outright drop it, Brooks said. The 2023 UGA Football Schedule kicks off with a game on Sept. 2 at home against the UT Martin Skyhawks. 7/19/2022, Commit (Note: Its hard to screw up chicken tenders, so honestly anyone could cite the kind they get at their work or school cafeteria, or gas station, and it would still suffice. But I think right now weve been in more of a mode where its been 10 (Power 5 games), a G5 (Group of 5) team and an FCS (opponent). So who knows how that will play out? section: | slug: | sport: collegefootball | route: team_page_home | Its been up and down a little bit with that. (This appears moot, however, as keeping divisions is an increasingly unlikely option.). https://ugawire.usatoday.com/lists/georgia-football-schedule-with-future-nonconference-opponents/, Former UGA LB Nakobe Dean responds to Shannon Sharpe's shot at Kirby Smart, Georgia football: Kirby Smart's coolest quotes from SEC media days, Ranking SEC college towns from worst to first, Best Twitter reactions to Kirby Smart's 'we will not be hunted' quote, ESPN FPI predicts SEC football teams' final record, chances to win division, Madden 23 player ratings for former Georgia running backs, UGA football Twitter buzzing during SEC media days, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.
Maybe a tall drink of water and the alternatives are solid (Kenny McIntosh, Daijun Edwards, and that new freshman with biceps the size of a football helmet) but I like what Ive seen out of Milton. 6-1 / 2005-2022 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Seth, thanks for your excellent coverage of our Dawgs. - /
And you wrote this before Georgia actually moved a 2023 commitment to this year: Marcus Washington, who joins the competition for playing time at cornerback in 2022, and also makes anyone who remembers his father signing with Georgia only 17 years ago feel really, really old. Theres too much depth, and too much benefit to spreading around the carries, i.e. But starting in 2025, what will the schedule look like for the Bulldogs? Its hard to argue that playing in the SEC East hasnt been an advantage; just look at the rest of the division versus the gauntlet that is the West. Pisgah Christian (Corky Kell Classic at Rome - Barron Stadium )(D), At West Nassau Florida (Brunswick, GA)(D), Harvester Christian (4241 Central Church Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135) (D)(D), Fellowship Christian (Corky Kell Classic at Rome - Barron Stadium )(D). Gotta ask a serious one.
But it is fair to assume Georgia coaches looked at their secondary, especially cornerbacks, and told Washington that if he came early he would get a chance to compete for immediate playing time. Brooks conceded future schedules face challenges, particularly if the SEC elects to go with the 3-6, nine-game schedule model being discussed. That seemed a bit of a high number, and Id never actually heard Pollack say that myself, so before answering this I sent him a quick text to verify and he confirmed it, while adding: And I said they would still be a top-30 defense in CFB.. The Bulldogs are scheduled to play Oklahoma in Norman on Sept. 9 in 2023 in the second game of the season, with the Sooners due to make a return trip to Sanford Stadium in 2031. There are a lot of different tools you can use to solve that..
6/16/2022, Commit 4/25/2022, Commit Kelee Ringo will have one of those cornerback spots, the question is whether he can be that true lock-down cornerback, not just a playmaker. We could really use him given the concerns over lack of experience in the secondary. Additionally, Georgia plays its annual game against Georgia Tech the last week of the regular season.
Thats something we are working on right now, UGA athletic director Josh Brooks said when asked if the Sooners joining the SEC in 2025 could affect the series. Thank you, and first off Ive never understood why this was even a question: A sandwich is pieces of bread on top of each other, with items in between. And for the record, Im not much of a sandwich or a hot dog guy, so I come to this discussion from a very disinterested perspective. 6-4 / 5-11 / 207, RB / 6-7 / 315, CB / When theres clarity on that well give everyone an update. 6-1 / | Junkyard Dawgcast. (But losses in those matchups will now count in the SEC standings.). Here's what we know about that extraordinary day in Abilene, Texas. 2004-2022 CBS Interactive. 1/7/2021, Commit The CFP national championship will be played on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Popeyes tenders: Not quite purely Cajun, but close enough.
And when that bread is a bun then its a hamburger. All Rights Reserved. 2023 SEC Games (Dates TBA) Then you have Smith once healthy, a trio of second-year guys (Kamari Lassiter, Nyland Green and Javon Bullard) and a quartet of freshmen (Daylen Everette, Julian Humphrey, Jaheim Singletary and Washington.). Brooks shared that Georgia coach Kirby Smart has gotten involved in scheduling to add value to the schedule for the athletes and fans. McDonalds McNuggets: Not sure how much chicken is actually in there, try not to think about it. When they agreed to the contract (2019) the idea of Oklahoma joining the SEC was far enough off the radar that, to my knowledge, the contract doesnt have any clear language about conference realignment. So sometimes, if its a home and away, you can drop, sometimes you can buy it out, sometimes you can move it forward. 2024: Houston (NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas) - Jan. 8 Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks. Heres a look at Georgias future nonconference schedules (info via FBSchedules): Nov. 27, 2021; Atlanta; Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers (19) scores a touchdown against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the second quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium. 5. If this format is adopted, you know youre going to Austin, College Station, Norman, etc., at least once every four years, and youre also going to see those teams grace their helmets in Sanford Stadium once every four years. Or perhaps Oklahoma, as an act of goodwill, just agrees to mutually cancel the series. Here's a look at the upcoming CFP schedule: 2021-22 RECAP: Georgia takes down Alabama for first national title since 1980. Here were the final top 25 rankings for the 2021-22 season: Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. OK, but about the next class: What do we say around here? Burger King nuggets: Underrated, interesting amount of salt on the breading.