Clemson’s future date with Georgia is off the board, and Dabo Swinney isn’t hiding how he feels about it.
The planned four-game series between the Tigers and Bulldogs, originally set for 2029 through 2033, has been canceled by mutual agreement, according to a Sept. 21 report from the Athens Banner-Herald. Clemson was supposed to host Georgia in 2029 and 2033, with trips to Athens lined up for 2030 and 2032.
At a Sept. 22 press conference, Swinney made clear he was not pleased with the change.
"I hate it, because I just think it's great for fans," Swinney said.
Georgia athletics director Josh Brooks told the Banner-Herald that a neutral-site matchup could still be in play.
"Possibly," Brooks said. "Everything’s on the table right now with that."
Swinney said he understands the broader reason behind the decision, pointing to the growing number of conference games across college football. Still, he said he liked the challenge of keeping Georgia on Clemson’s future schedule.
"We've been playing 10 (power conference games) forever around here," Swinney said.
He also said he would prefer a college football landscape with fewer conference games and more marquee non-conference matchups like Clemson-Georgia.
"But going to nine conference games, a lot of these leagues are going. I wish it was less," Swinney said. "I wish everybody played seven conference games, and then you had more crossover games all throughout college football, but it is what it is."
Clemson still has Notre Dame and South Carolina on the books from 2027 to 2037, and the Tigers are scheduled to face Oklahoma at home in 2035 and on the road in 2036.
For now, it’s not known whether Clemson and Georgia will try to remake the series or shift it to a neutral site. Clemson’s last two meetings with the Bulldogs were in Atlanta in 2024 and Charlotte in 2021.
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