The SEC made a series of announcements yesterday that will change the look of the 2020 season. Naturally, this leads to many questions, specifically about how everything relates to Georgia football.
Below, we try to answer some of the most frequently asked questions, as well as what it means for the upcoming season.
How many games will Georgia soccer play in the 2020 season?
The SEC announced Georgia on Thursday and all SEC teams will play 10 games, all of which will be conference-only.
So will Georgia Football play Georgia Georgia Tech?
No, this will be the first season since 1924 that the two sides have not met.
“It’s unfortunate,” said Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity. “And you’re really seeing it around college athletes this year. There are so many abnormal situations at stake that will undoubtedly create much disappointment and disgrace.
“The pandemic has just created so many rarities that many things are almost out of your control. It’s just one of the things that is unfortunate when you’re in a situation like that. It is unfortunate “.
Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins also weighed in on the matter. The ACC schedule had allowed teams to have one non-conference game in addition to the 10 conference games.
“I am disappointed that our players don’t have a chance to play our in-state rivalry game this season, but they respect the SEC’s decision,” Collins said. “We will continue to focus on controlling what we can control in a structured environment with well thought-out protocols and being prepared to go out and compete this fall, if public health guidance allows.
“All we need to know is where and when, and we will be ready to drop the ball and compete.”
So which teams will play Georgia soccer this season?
The Bulldogs will play the eight SEC teams on their original SEC 2020 schedule: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee.
The conference will also add two more SEC West teams to Georgia’s soccer schedule.
Which SEC West teams will be added to the Georgia Football 2020 schedule?
Still not known. It had been said that the SEC could add the following two teams in the SEC West rotation to the schedule. For Georgia, that means the Bulldogs would have a home game against Arkansas and a road game against the state of Mississippi.
But Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork said nothing has been finalized on the matter. Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger stated that a schedule force model would be used to determine the two additional teams.
Right decision for the health and safety of our university communities and all involved.
Contrary to reports, aside from the 8 previously scheduled SEC games, we don’t yet know our full schedule of opponents. More details to come when available. https://t.co/Wj7ldTDMdT
– Ross Bjork (@RossBjorkAD) July 30, 2020
So when is Georgia’s first soccer game?
The SEC will begin its season on September 26. That’s after the ACC’s proposed start date of the week of September 7-12. The delayed start date gives the conference more time to see what kind of effect the integration of students on campus into teams would have.
“We certainly listen to our medical professionals and feel that a later start would really put us in a better position from a health standpoint and we could look at what’s happening with others who can start on time, we could see what happens in the NFL. I just have more dates to compare before I start, ”said McGarity. “So all of those things lined up and there certainly were a lot of robust discussions in the room, but we all planned it and agreed that the 10 game schedule was where we needed to end.”
Will pre-scheduled Georgia soccer games move?
The Alabama game certainly will, as it was scheduled for September 19. Georgia will also have to get a new opponent by November 28, when the Bulldogs will play Georgia Tech. Georgia was scheduled to play Louisiana-Monroe on September 26, but that date is already open and must also be met.
So while some games may remain in their original places, there will be some changes to Georgia’s soccer schedule.
So when will the Georgia Football 2020 schedule be announced?
It is not yet known when. SEC Associate Commissioner Herb Vincent indicated Friday that no agreement had been made on the schedule that was being prepared.
An open letter to my many friends texting and calling me this morning: There is still no 2020 @SEC soccer schedule. Really. The format was decided yesterday. Like everything else during this pandemic, it is one step at a time. Have a good weekend.
– Herb Vincent (@herbvincent) July 31, 2020
Will Georgia and Florida soccer continue to play in Jacksonville?
From now on, yes, that is the plan. McGarity explained why that is the case.
“I spoke to Scott (Florida AD Scott Stricklin) and one thing we don’t want to do is play Florida here with a limited crowd and then go to Gainesville in 2021 with 93,000 fans,” said McGarity. “I don’t think we want to be in that position. Right now, unless something changes, that game will be in Jacksonville. “
Will fans be allowed at Sanford Stadium for Georgia football in 2020?
As of this writing, the SEC is trying to find a solution to allow some fans to attend the games in 2020, although it will obviously have limited capacity.
“I think the conference will set some expectations,” said McGarity. “I don’t think they reach particular numbers, but the expectation of social distancing, the expectation of masking, the expectations that we will follow CDC guidelines. I think you’ve seen what happened in some NFL stadiums and I would probably expect college football to reflect that. “
Will there still be a SEC 2020 championship game?
Yes, although the game date has been pushed back to December 19 from its original date of December 5. The last week of the regular season will be December 5 now. The game will still be played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
What, if any, goodbye will Georgia football have for the 2020 season?
Each SEC team will have two weeks off during the 2020 season. One will definitely arrive on December 12, one week after the regular season ends and one week before the SEC championship game. The other week of farewell will come sometime mid-season over a three-week period, as SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said on the Paul Finebaum Show. That will end when the schedule is announced.
When will practice for Georgia soccer begin?
The NCAA still allows teams to begin fall practice on their originally scheduled dates. For most teams it is August 7. For Georgia, because their game against Virginia was scheduled for September 7, the Bulldogs will be able to start practicing on August 9, 29 days from the first scheduled game.
The SEC and individual teams can still back off the start of practice if they so choose. Georgia is currently in the run-up period on the NCAA preseason schedule. Bulldogs are assigned up to six hours a week of soccer ball tours, six hours of trainers’ meetings, and eight hours of weight training and conditioning.
What are other conferences doing for the 2020 college football season?
The ACC announced Wednesday that it will go to a 10-game conference schedule and have a non-conference game. Opponents of the conference were announced but enemies who did not participate in the conference were not.
The 2020 football calendar model has been announced.
More information: https://t.co/D6iCbHIY1x pic.twitter.com/dfhTqr4YTd
– ACC Football (@ACCFootball) July 29, 2020
Big Ten and Pac-12 have said they will go to the conference for the 2020 season only. Neither has said whether they will expand their conference hours, but it is reported that they would both like to go to the 10-game conference times. . The Big Ten hopes to announce something next week as fall camp begins.
The Big 12 has said it still plans to play 12 games.
How will all this impact the college football tie?
That is not known at this time. The two semifinal games of the college football tie are scheduled for January 1, with one at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and the other in New Orleans.
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