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As we all know, the new football schedule was released this week.
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The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football schedule has been released
Last month, the SEC announced that the league will switch to a 10 game, conference only schedule for the 2020 college football season with a new start date of September 26.
Georgia kept its eight conference games that were already scheduled, and the Bulldogs also added a match at Arkansas and one at home against Mississippi State to round out its 10 game slate.
On Monday, SEC fans were finally able to see their teams’ complete schedule, as the league hosted a schedule reveal on the SEC Network.
Despite the Big Ten and Pac-12’s decisions to refrain from playing a fall season, the SEC and ACC have not shown any indication that they may cancel their seasons.
Here is Georgia’s full schedule for the 2020 college football season.
Sept. 26: At Arkansas
Oct. 3: vs Auburn
Oct. 10: vs Tennessee
Oct. 17: At Alabama
Oct. 24: At Kentucky
Oct. 31: Bye week
Nov. 7: Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 14: At Missouri
Nov. 21: vs Mississippi State
Nov. 28: At South Carolina
Dec. 5: vs Vanderbilt
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Watching the Last Dance doc has Georgia football players thinking about winning the CFB national championship this year.
Whether it be the older folks reliving the greatest era of NBA basketball or the younger fans finally getting to see how special Michael Jordan really was, ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’ documentary was exactly what America needed during the coronavirus pandemic.
We may not have experienced the same rush of emotions that we do when watching live sports, but this evoked a different kind of emotion. Seeing how badly Jordan wanted to win and then seeing the passion pour out of him when he did win struck a chord with fans and athletes.
As for Georgia defensive end Malik Herring, a senior, he is longing for that feeling that Jordan had when he won his sixth title in 1998. He also made mention of LeBron James, who is considered to be his generation’s Jordan, and referenced LeBron’s first title in 2012 with the Heat.
“Seeing Jordan get his sixth ring and Lebron get his first ring. Their emotions is everything. I just want that feeling man I swear I do,” Herring wrote on Twitter.
Herring was a member of that 2017 team that came so close to bringing a national championship back home to Athens. He was a freshman at the time, and has had to live with that bitter feeling since that day.
Since, Herring and Georgia have fought and fought but have not been able to return to the College Football Playoff.
Seeing Jordan get his sixth ring and Lebron get his first ring. Their emotions is everything. I just want that feeling man I swear I do 😭
— Malik Herring (@HerringMalik) May 22, 2020
And then there’s wide receiver Demetris Robertson, also a senior, who transferred to Georgia after that 2017 season.
As a member of the Dawgs, he’s come close as well, losing to Alabama in that heart-breaking 2018 SEC Championship Game and then making it to Atlanta last year just to lose to LSU in a blowout.
“Time to get ours this year,” Robertson said, in response to Herring’s tweet.
Both Herring and Robertson return for one last dance at UGA in 2020, and they don’t want to leave with anything less than a national championship.
Time to get ours this year 😏 https://t.co/XmKcC91M8c
— Demetris Robertson (@d_rob4) May 23, 2020
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The Georgia football season opener will feature a UGA vs UVA matchup in Atlanta. The Virginia Cavaliers have not played Georgia since 2000.
Georgia and Virginia have met 19 times in the history of the two programs, with the first meeting dating back to October 30, 1897, a game that UVA won 17-4.
More recently, Georgia and Virginia met three times between 1995-2000. The Bulldogs are currently on a two-game winning streak against the Cavaliers.
The programs are again meeting on Monday, September 7th at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for their season openers.
Georgia is coming off of another SEC Championship appearance and has hopes of returning to the College Football Playoff, while Virginia is a team that represented its division in last year’s ACC Championship Game against Clemson.
Both teams played in big bowl games. Georgia beat Baylor in the Sugar Bowl and Virginia fell to Florida in the Orange Bowl by a score of 36-28.
For Virginia, there’s absolutely zero pressure to go out and win this game. Georgia’s going to be the one with a top-five ranking playing in its home-state with lofty expectations.
Virginia’s offense will look different than it did last year, losing quarterback Bryce Perkins and some other offensive starters. But nine of its top ten tacklers return on defense.
That’s similar to Georgia’s scenario, though. UGA lost a ton of talent on offense, including star quarterback Jake Fromm, running back D’Andre Swift and four starting offensive lineman.
For both teams, we are asking the same question:
How will Georgia’s revamped offense do against Virginia’s experienced defense?
How will Virginia’s revamped offense do against Georgia’s experienced, but also extremely talented defense?
Virginia did not play Wake Forest last season, so for many of these player it will be their first time facing Georgia QB Jamie Newman, a Wake Forest transfer. Expect them to bring pressure all night and try to make life difficult on Georgia’s offensive line, which will be starting a number of inexperienced players.
When Virginia has the rock, don’t expect it to be able to do much of anything. The Georgia defense is going to be just as, if not more ferocious than last year’s FBS-leading group.
Virginia’s running game ranked 12th in the ACC last season, and Georgia boasts the nation’s top run defense. At receiver, Virginia will be ok but if it can’t move the ball on the ground it’s going to be a long night for the Cavaliers.
Georgia hopes to end the season in the same stadium it starts it in, so look for the Dawgs to come out and make a statement, much like Alabama does when it plays these Power 5 programs in Arlington every few years.
Prediction: Georgia 38, Virginia 14
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A look at the 2020 Georgia football schedule with game-by-game predictions.
Here we take a look at Georgia’s 2020 football schedule with game-by-game predictions.
Georgia’s offense will look very different, with the departures of Jake Fromm, D’Andre Swift, Lawrence Cager, Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson, Solomon Kindley and Cade Mays.
On the other hand, Georgia has recruited well to replace those guys, brought in Wake Forest transfer quarterback Jamie Newman, hired Todd Monken to run the offense and former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke to coach the offensive line.
On defense, expect more of the same. Physical, sound football with a ton of players rotating in to keep each other fresh.
The schedule is by no means easy. A road trip to Tuscaloosa, games against Auburn and Tennessee and the annual meeting against Florida in Jacksonville will all present challenges.
Below is our game-by-game predictions for how Georgia’s season will unfold.
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ESPN FPI projected the outcome for every Georgia football game in 2020
The ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) has been updated to project the outcome of every Georgia football game in 2020.
First, what is the FPI?
ESPN defines it as a “measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.”
Related: 2020 Georgia football schedule – Game-by-game predictions
Before looking at the FPI’s game-by-game projections for next season, here’s a look at how the software thinks the Dawgs will do this season.
Projected win-loss: 10-2
Chance of winning out: 2.5%
Chance of winning conferenceL 23.6%
SOS rank: 37
Here’s the game-by-game projections:
Week 1: Georgia vs Virginia in Atlanta:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 95.3
Week 2: Georgia vs ETSU:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 99.9
Week 3: Georgia at Alabama:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 27.5
Week 4: ULM vs Georgia:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 99.2%
Week 5: Georgia vs Vandy:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 98.3
Week 6: Georgia vs Auburn:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 66.4
Week 7: Georgia at Missouri:
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 90.2
Week 8: Bye week
ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: N/A
Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick went on Finebaum Show to discuss possibility of 2020 CFB season being played with no fans due to coronavirus
On Tuesday, Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick spoke on The Paul Finebaum Show about the effects of COVID-19 on the 2020 college football season.
Swarbrick said:
“I don’t think you can conduct a season that way, I think spectators are too central to the experience.”
Football without Fans?? What’s your take? pic.twitter.com/ZglYm3uCgD
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) April 7, 2020
Now, although Swarbrick may have concerns more on the financial side of things, he is still right.
As we college football fans well know, there is nothing quite like a Saturday home game.
The atmosphere is the most electric you will feel across the sports world.
Think of some of the most exciting games in sports that you look forward to each year. To name a few, the CFP, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Masters, etc…
Compare how it feels watching those events on TV to being in the Classic City for a top-10 matchup on a fall Saturday.
Picture that moment as Dawg Nation points to the upper-deck southwest corner of Stanford Stadium.
Goosebumps, right?
Can you imagine a year of college football without those incredible feelings of excitement and loyalty?
Like when the lone trumpeter plays the Battle Hymn of the Republic as 93 thousand people stand silent in respect, while the late Larry Munson narrates the history of UGA football.
Or when the third quarter buzzer sounds and Sanford is lit up with lights during the Red Coat’s performance of Krypton.
The single greatest sports experience of my life was last fall, when I watched a sell-out crowd raise their hands in unison for the fourth quarter of Georgia vs. Notre Dame.
Would a season with no fans level the playing field? Sure it would. But that’s not the point. The fact is, years and years of tradition and success have earned these bigger programs like Georgia the right to play in front of their hostile fans that make life tough on the opposition.
I’ve been to some crazy road games. The most electric atmosphere I’ve ever witnessed in person was actually in Williams-Brice Stadium when Georgia got blown out by South Carolina in Columbia. The fans 100% won the Gamecocks that game, and though I left feeling angry and fearful that Georgia’s season was over, I would not have traded that experience for anything.
That is what college football is about, unity. Thousands of people coming together, regardless of background, to support their team to victory.
Something that we will miss if football is played without fans in attendance…
I would rather have the season postponed, than have to watch a game without those traditions that I have grown to love.
Could you accept a football season without fans?
Does Georgia football have what it takes to go undefeated in the 2020 CFB season?
Yes, it’s a broad question, but now that we all have plenty of time, we can figure out what the Bulldogs would need to do in order to finish next season without a blemish.
Kirby Smart is entering his fifth season leading UGA. Although the last few seasons have left Georgia fans with broken hearts, there is no denying the reputation that he and the Bulldogs are building in Athens.
Bleacher Report’s Brad Shepard wrote:
“When you consider just how much talent the Bulldogs have on defense and project to have on offense, it’s not a stretch to think Georgia is a favorite to at least be in the College Football Playoff.”
Georgia has dominated recruiting in the last few years, signing the No. 1 class two out of the last three years, so talent and play-making ability will not be an issue.
Players like Kelee Ringo, Broderick Jones, Jalen Carter, Mekhail Sherman and Darnell Washington joined the already loaded team.
Georgia solidified its roster when Smart went fishing in the transfer portal and landed Jamie Newman, a transfer quarterback from Wake Forest.
Newman has an incredible deep ball and will be aided with a talented run-game and on the outside, one of the highest graded receivers in the country, George Pickens.
The true hurdle that the Bulldogs will have to navigate is their schedule.
Georgia will kick off the season in Atlanta against a Virginia team that won the ACC Coastal last season.
The Dawgs will also have to deal with South Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri on a four-week road trip that starts with Alabama on Sept. 19 in Tuscaloosa.
Bama on the road in week three will be a major test for the Bulldogs, especially after Nick Saban is stuck in his house right now probably watching 16 hours of film a day.
After the road trip the Bulldogs come home to Athens for five of the last six games excluding the game against SEC East runner-up Florida in Jacksonville.
If Georgia can last through the regular season, its quest for perfection would only just be beginning, as it is not the only team that returns a stable of talent.
Clemson, LSU, Alabama and Ohio State always recruit well and return some very good starters in 2020.
However…
If the Dawgs can stay healthy and navigate the tough schedule, Georgia could wind up undefeated or at the very least find itself playing in the CFP in 2020.
A look at the 2020 Georgia football schedule and a dive into the Bulldogs’ toughest games.
Whether or not there will even be a 2020 season is uncertain right now. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit actually said that he would be “shocked” if we had an NFL or college season at the rate things are going in regards to the coronavirus pandemic.
Right now, I think it’s way too early to throw such an idea out there. We still have 5+ months until college football is set to resume.
So, until there’s official word that college football will be played in the fall of 2020, we will all keep our fingers crossed, pray and hope for the best.
Related — 2020 Georgia football schedule: Game-by-game predictions
I mean, Georgia plays Alabama in week-three. Please do not take that away from not only Bulldog and Tide fans, but football fans across America.
Taking a look at Georgia’s 2020 schedule, there’s no doubt that that September 19th meeting between UGA and Bama in Tuscaloosa is the toughest game on Georgia’s schedule.
When the two powerhouses meet, it will likely be a top-five battle that will have huge implications on both the SEC and the NCAA.
We take a look at Georgia’s three toughest games on its 2020 schedule, with Alabama checking at No. 1.
This will be the biggest regular season game of Kirby Smart’s career in Athens. Kirby will be back in Tuscaloosa playing in Nick Saban’s house, where Kirby’s coaching career really took off.
After spending nine years at Alabama, Kirby is yet to defeat the Tide as head coach of the Bulldogs. In two tries, he is 0-2, with both losses coming by a combined 10 points.
Both Alabama and Georgia will go into the 2020 season ranked in the top-five, and by the time they play each other, it’s expected that both will be undefeated.
Georgia’s first three games of 2020:
Virginia
East Tennessee State
Alabama
Alabama’s first three games of 2020:
Southern Cal
Georgia State
Georgia
Alabama will be tested opening week in Arlington, when it meets the Trojans. USC could very well open the season in the top-25, but I don’t think there’s anyone out there who believes the Trojans are going to take down the Tide.
Georgia and Alabama have not met since the 2018 SEC Championship Game, where UGA lost 35-28.
A lot has changed since then. Both teams have new quarterbacks, with Jake Fromm and Tua Tagovailoa leaving their schools for the NFL. There’s new coaching staffs, recruits, transfers, etc.
Players and coaches come and go, but the style remains the same. This will be a physical, defensive battle that will be won in the trenches.
If Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman can adjust to the atmosphere in Bryant-Denny Stadium, I like Georgia’s chances.
But honestly, it’s just way too early to make a prediction on this game, with both teams being so close in terms of talent level.
If there’s one thing I know for certain, though, it’s that Saban will want nothing more than to beat Kirby and the Bulldogs. This offseason, Kirby stole Saban’s longtime strength coach Scott Cochran by offering him the position of special teams coordinator in Athens.
This will be a thrilling fight between two of college football’s biggest names.
College Football News made win total projections for all CFB teams, including Georgia football and the SEC. With a tough 2020 schedule….
Pete Fiutak at College Football News recently released his projected win totals for all 130 FBS programs.
For Georgia, fans are looking at this season, just like every year, as national title or bust.
But recently the pressure’s been on more than usual, with the Dawgs coming so close to making a return visit to the College Football Playoff in each of the last two seasons.
This season should be no different. The schedule is tough, but Kirby Smart has recruited well enough to position the Bulldogs for another SEC Championship and Playoff run.
In his win total projections, Fiutak has Georgia projected to win 10 games, meaning the Bulldogs would finish the regular season at 10-2.
Read full story on CFN: College Football Future Win Total Projections For All 130 Teams: Spring Version
If Georgia does go 10-2 in the regular season, that would be its worst record since Smart’s first year in Athens when he went 7-5.
Fiutak highlights Florida, Auburn and Alabama as Georgia’s key games in 2020. That’s a tough slate, and it looks like he projects Georgia to come out of that 1-2.
If Georgia finishes with 10 wins, but beats Florida, it’ll likely make the SEC Championship — which would then become a must-win game for UGA if it wants to make the Playoff.
Last preseason, Fiutak projected Georgia’s win total at 10.5, and the Bulldogs proceeded to win 11 games.
Related: 2020 Georgia football schedule: Game-by-game predictions
As for Florida, Fiutak also predicts the Gators to win 10 games. That would make that Halloween Cocktail Party a massive meeting between the two rivals.
Notable SEC projections from Fiutak:
Alabama’s win total projection is at 11, LSU 10 and Auburn 8.
Outside of the SEC, he has Clemson and Ohio State at 11, Oklahoma 10.5 and Oregon at 10.
