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G-Day information: Georgia football’s spring game

Georgia Bulldogs football returns for the G-Day spring game. Georgia will scrimmage on April 17.

Football is back for Georgia Bulldogs fans! The G-Day spring game provides only a taste of Georgia football action, but at this point in the offseason we’ll take it.

Georgia Bulldogs fans will get to see highly ranked recruits Brock Vandagriff, Lovasea Carroll, Amarius Mims and more for the first time in Sanford Stadium.

Here’s some important information to know for G-Day per Georgia football’s official website:

University of Georgia football fans will get their first glimpse of the 2021 Bulldogs on Saturday, April 17, when the Red team faces the Black team at the annual G-Day intrasquad game, presented by Atlanta BMW and Piedmont Healthcare on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

All tickets to the G-Day game have been sold. Like last season, attendance at G-Day will be limited to approximately 20-25 percent of full capacity at Sanford Stadium. Attendance at Georgia’s three home games in the 2020 season was listed at 20,524. Seating will be reserved and in groups intended to maximize social distancing.

Stadium gates will open at 12 p.m. and the Dawg Walk will commence in the Tate Center parking lot at 12:55 p.m.

Last season the UGA Athletic Association enacted a number of game-day policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these policies will remain in place for the G-Day game.

Before the game, fans are not allowed to tailgate on campus for G-Day. Fans can tailgate nearby in their cars. Fans are encouraged to social distance from people who they will not be sitting with.

The G-Day game will be televised on SEC Network+, which can be accessed via the ESPN app, but you will need a TV or cable provider log in to access the game. SEC Network+ is a separate station from the SEC Network.

Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic will announce the game on SEC Network+. The spring scrimmage will also be carried on much of the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network from IMG with Scott Howard and Eric Zeier calling the action.

It is great to see Georgia return to hosting a traditional G-Day. The game is an excellent opportunity for student athletes to compete and gain valuable experience.

It was sad, but necessary that last year’s G-Day was cancelled. Hopefully the 2021 G-Day can begin a new long streak of consecutive spring football games for the University of Georgia. Georgia fans will get to see if the offense is ahead of the defense at this point in the offseason.

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April 11, 2009; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs guard Clint Boling (60) in the third quarter of the G-Day Spring Football Game at Sanford Stadium.  Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

UGA announces attendance policies and date for 2021 G-Day spring game

UGA announces Georgia football’s 2021 G-Day date as well as all attendance and COVID-19 policies that will be in place for the scrimmage.

Georgia fans will get their first look at the new breed of incoming Bulldogs on April 17 during the beloved G-Day spring football game. Time of kickoff and broadcasting information has not yet been released by the university.

This will be the second G-Day game that takes place during the COVID-19 era, and many of last year’s safety precautions will still be in play.

Sanford Stadium will be allowing 20-25 percent capacity into the game just like last year’s spring game and this past football season.  Tickets will go up for request digitally on March 1 for $10 a pop, and all proceeds will be donated to charity.

This year ticket sales will be offered to all 2020/2021 Hartman Fund donors.  The Hartman Fund helps provide financial support to UGA student-athletes for a number of different resources to help establish a strong foundation for success in life beyond their playing days in Athens.

Here is the breakdown of the 2021 G-Day ticket priority access:

1st priority: 2020 Hartman Fund donors who were only given tickets for the 2020 Vanderbilt game, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions. Magill Society members are also included in this first priority group.

2nd priority: 2020 Hartman Fund donors who converted any amount of their remaining balance toward the COVID-19 UGA Athletics Fund.

3rd priority: All remaining 2020/2021 Hartman Fund donors.

4th priority: UGA Faculty, Staff and Students.  Certain individuals will receive an email from the Athletic Association Ticket Office with the possibility to request tickets.

5th priority: The general public will have access to any remaining tickets on Monday, March 15.

Campus parking lots will open and be available to G-Day ticket holders three hours prior to kickoff.  Sanford’s gates will open two hours before kickoff.

These lots will be accessible by special permit only:

• Tate Center Deck and surface lot

• Clark Howell parking lot

• Sanford Drive and Field Street

• Lower East Campus Road lot

Handicapped parking will be available in the Tate Center Parking Deck and East Campus Road lot with a valid handicap parking permit and G-Day game ticket.

No tailgating will be allowed for the 2021 G-Day game.

All fans in attendance will be required to wear a face mask when entering and walking around the stadium. They may be taken off when seated, socially distanced of course. Hand sanitation stations will be located  throughout the whole stadium. Sanitation crews will also be present to regularly clean bathrooms and concession stands.

Kirby Smart to live tweet Georgia football’s “Virtual G-Day” this Saturday

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart will be live tweeting “virtual G-Day” 2019 UGA vs Notre Dame on Saturday on SEC Network

The annual G-Day game, UGA’s spring football game, was meant to be played this Saturday, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university came up with something different for fans during quarantine.

According to a statement from the University of Georgia, The SEC Network and Kirby Smart will be teaming up to replay the 2019 Georgia vs. Notre Dame game on Saturday, April 18 at 2 pm presented by Piedmont Healthcare.

In addition to Georgia coach Kirby Smart live-tweeting from his @KirbySmartUGA twitter account, the Bulldog radio team featuring Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and Chuck Dowdle, will be hosting a Facebook Live broadcast of the game with commentary.