The team of DawgNation insiders– Mike Griffith, Connor Riley, Brandon Adams and Jeff Sentell– react to the big moves made by the conference as well as how it will impact Georgia in the 2020 season and beyond
The SEC revealed on Thursday that it would be transferring to a 10-game conference-only schedule for the 2020 season. That suggests that Georgia football, together with every other SEC member, the Bulldogs are going to have some modifications concerning the schedule.
Amongst some of the changes to the schedule:
The SEC signs up with the Pac-12 and the Big Ten in moving to a conference-only schedule. The ACC announced a 10-game conference schedule together with one non-conference game. Notre Dame is also signing up with the ACC this season.
Georgia and Georgia Tech will not play this season. The two sides have played every season going back to 1925.
Georgia and Florida are still set currently to play in Jacksonville, Fla
. The season for SEC teams will start on Sept. 26. That means Georgias Sept. 19 video game against Alabama will require to be rescheduled.
There will be 2 bye weeks, one in the middle of the season and one on Dec. 12.
The SEC national championship will be played on Dec. 19 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
There will still be divisions in 2020.
In spite of earlier reports, the two additional SEC games have not been figured out. One report mentioned that the strength of schedule will be a consider which groups get included.
The NCAA will permit teams to begin practice with concerns to the dates when video games were originally scheduled. That means unless the SEC or Georgia chooses to press back the start date, Georgia will start practice on Aug. 9
The DawgNation team discusses what all this means for Georgia. Will there still be a College Football Playoff, and how would a conference-only schedule impact that? And what does the future of the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry, with the two teams not playing this season?
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The DawgNation group discusses what all this indicates for Georgia. Will there still be a College Football Playoff, and how would a conference-only schedule impact that? The SEC joins the Pac-12 and the Big Ten in moving to a conference-only schedule. The ACC revealed a 10-game conference schedule along with one non-conference video game.
