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How socially distanced Sanford Stadium will look in 2020

The 2020 college football season is underway. Unfortunately, Georgia isn’t opening against Virginia in Atlanta on Labor Day as initially planned. Georgia opens the season against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 26. UGA’s home opener is set for Oct. …

The 2020 college football season is underway. Unfortunately, Georgia isn’t opening against Virginia in Atlanta on Labor Day as initially planned.

Georgia opens the season against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 26. UGA’s home opener is set for Oct. 3 versus the Auburn Tigers. How will things look inside Sanford Stadium when the Dawgs and Tigers face off?

Some college football stadiums, including the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium are planning to allow access to a limited amount of fans. Teams are permitting around 20-30% of regular attendance to have adequate social distancing. Additionally, masks are required at most of these venues. Some stadiums are going without fans.

There’s going to be a different feel between the hedges this season. Sanford Stadium is normally home to 92,746 rowdy Georgia Bulldogs fans, but this year that won’t be the case. Here’s a first look at how Sanford Stadium will look with socially distanced seating:

 

Fans lucky and healthy enough to attend games will get a seatback! Georgia is set to host four home games this season including important games against Auburn and Tennessee.

Georgia’s trip to Jacksonville counts as a home game as well this season. The Dawgs will also host Mississippi State and Vanderbilt in Athens.

Home-field advantage won’t be quite the same this season. With reduced noise, the advantage shouldn’t be as substantial, but the opposing teams still will have to travel and enter an unfamiliar environment. How loud can 20,000 or so fans get in comparison to 90,000+? We’ll find out soon.

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How college football stadiums will look in 2020

How will Georgia’s Stanford Stadium and Oklahoma State’s Boone Pickens Stadium look in 2020.

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The 2020 college football season is officially underway. It kicked off with Central Arkansas defeating Austin Peay 24-17. Much of the season is still up in the air, but for now the SEC, Big 12, and ACC are moving forward with their plans.

Some college football stadiums, including the Georgia Bulldogs are planning to allow access to a limited amount of fans. Teams are allowing around 20-30% of regular attendance in order to have better social distancing. Additionally, masks are required at most of these venues. Some stadiums are going without fans entirely.

Here’s how the reduced capacity will look at Oklahoma State’s stadium (Boone Pickens Stadium) in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Boone Pickens Stadium is normally home to 55,509 fans. During these times it will look a little bit different.

Georgia Bulldogs fans should expect the University of Georgia to do a similar set up at Sanford Stadium. Some fans may finally get to have a seatback! Georgia is set to host four home games this season including marquee games against Auburn and Tennessee.

How much of an effect will home-field advantage have this year? With reduced noise, it shouldn’t be as substantial, but the opposing teams still will have to travel and enter an unfamiliar environment that may have artificial noise.

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