College football keeps drifting toward the same destination: more money, fewer true road games, and fewer of the matchups that made the sport feel big in the first place. Georgia has been part of that trend, but the Bulldogs and Ohio State still have a chance to push back.
The two programs are scheduled to play a home-and-home series beginning in 2030, and keeping it intact would stand out in a sport where marquee non-conference series keep getting trimmed down or moved to neutral sites. Georgia, in particular, has already played a major role in that shift.
Last year, Georgia canceled series with Louisville and NC State, then replaced its already scheduled home-and-home with Florida State by moving that game to a neutral site. There are also talks of Georgia and Clemson canceling their two home-and-home series.
The reason is obvious: neutral-site games bring in millions. But that kind of payoff comes with a cost, and it’s one college football fans know well.
Tradition matters. So does the chance to see major teams actually visit each other’s campuses instead of meeting somewhere in the middle.
That is why the Georgia-Ohio State series matters. If both schools keep it on the calendar, it would guarantee two games between two of the best programs of the last five years rather than one neutral-site showcase. And with the College Football Playoff looming as a likely future meeting point anyway, there’s an argument for saving the neutral-site stage for later and using the regular season to give fans something different.
Fans on both sides would want it that way. A home-and-home means more than just a good game - it gives people a chance to see a matchup in person that they otherwise might never get, while also sending fans to a campus they may never have visited. That’s part of what has long made college football feel unique.
Georgia and Ohio State don’t need the extra money to validate who they are. Both programs have already shown they can win at the highest level in the NIL era, when money matters more than ever. That’s exactly why keeping this series as scheduled would mean something: it would be a decision shaped by more than dollars, and one that gives fans the kind of game they keep asking for.
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