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The SEC had already switched to a 10-game, conference-only schedule for the upcoming season as a result of COVID-19, but fans had not yet been informed as to which two additional opponents their teams would be playing.

On Friday the SEC announced the two additional cross-divisional opponents each of its league’s teams will face in 2020.

For Georgia, the Bulldogs finally got a break. The SEC announced that UGA will add a home game vs Mississippi State and a road game against Arkansas out of the West.

Georgia was fortunate. Arkansas and Mississippi State are expected to be two of the conference’s worst teams this year. Plus, Georgia still draws Alabama and Auburn as previously scheduled, so that balances things out a bit.

Here’s Georgia’s full list of 2020 opponents:

at Arkansas

vs. Mississippi State

at Alabama

vs. Vanderbilt

vs. Auburn

at Missouri

vs. Florida in Jacksonville

at South Carolina

vs. Tennessee

at Kentucky

As for some of Georgia’s rivals:

FLORIDA
Previously scheduled: vs. LSU, at Ole Miss
Added opponents: vs. Arkansas, at Texas A&M

TENNESSEE
Previously scheduled: vs. Alabama, at Arkansas
Added opponents: vs. Texas A&M, at Auburn

AUBURN
Previously scheduled: vs. Kentucky, at Georgia
Added opponents: vs. Tennessee, at South Carolina

ALABAMA
Previously scheduled: vs. Georgia, at Tennessee
Added opponents: vs. Kentucky, at Missouri

The SEC announced on Tuesday that football teams can begin practice on August 17.

Practices will be limited to 25 sessions prior to the first game, which is scheduled for September 26. Each school is limited to 20 hours of practice or meetings for the week. The SEC is also mandating that players have at least two off days per week during those 25 practices. Practices are limited to two days in helmets only, two days in helmets, two days in partial pads and one day in full pads.

Between August 7 and August 16, teams are allowed to have 14 hours per week of walk-through practices without a ball present.

Due to the pandemic, last week the SEC announced that the 2020 season will consist of 10, conference-only games. Georgia will play the six SEC East teams already scheduled plus Alabama and Auburn form the West. Two additional SEC West teams will be added to the schedule. The entire schedule for each program will be reworked prior to September 26.