Florida-Georgia takes center stage this weekend, but the matchup comes with a different backdrop than usual: the rivalry has been moved to Atlanta. The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs will meet there in the first ranked-vs.-ranked game between the programs since 2020, with kickoff set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
The Bulldogs have had the upper hand in this series for a while now. Georgia has won eight of the last 10 meetings, including the last five in a row.
The story of those games has been pretty straightforward - Georgia has found a way to slow Florida’s offense. Over the last 15 matchups, the Gators have topped 30 points only twice.
Elsewhere on this week’s edition of Home Turf, the conversation turns to UCF and the program’s biggest victories. The question on the table: where does the Knights’ win over BYU belong on the list of all-time great moments? The show also looks ahead to UCF’s upcoming game against Baylor.
The weekend slate is packed from noon through prime time, with Notre Dame-Navy in Foxborough, Massachusetts, leading off at noon on ABC. That window also includes California at NC State on ACCN, Bowling Green at Western Michigan on CBSSN, Boston College at Duke on the CW, Arizona at Texas Tech on ESPN, SMU at Syracuse on ESPN2, UAB at South Florida on ESPNU, Wisconsin at Iowa on FOX and Illinois at Maryland on FS1.
At 12:30 p.m., Michigan visits Rutgers on BTN, followed by Auburn at Mississippi at 12:45 p.m. on SECN. The afternoon opens up with Kansas State at Colorado on TNT at 2 p.m., then Stanford at Louisville at 3:15 p.m. on ACCN.
The 3:30 p.m. window is loaded: Florida vs. Georgia in Atlanta on ABC, Minnesota at Indiana on CBS, FIU at Liberty on CBSSN, Arizona State at BYU on FOX, Kansas at TCU on FS1, Northwestern at Oregon on NBCSN/PEACOCK and Colorado State at Utah State on USA.
Later, Utah takes on Cincinnati at 3:45 p.m. on ESPN, while Virginia faces Wake Forest on ESPN2. At 4 p.m., South Dakota plays South Dakota State on ESPNU. The 4:15 p.m. block features Nevada at UCLA or Purdue at Penn State on BTN, along with South Carolina at Oklahoma on SECN.
Night games bring Clemson at Florida State on ACCN and Washington State at San Diego State on CBSSN at 7 p.m., plus Oklahoma State at Iowa State on FOX. The 7:30 p.m. window features Miami at North Carolina on ABC, Mississippi State at Texas on ESPN, Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh on ESPN2 and Ohio State at Southern Cal on NBC/PEACOCK.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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