Georgia’s schedule handed the Bulldogs a revenge spot, and now it comes with a little extra shine.
The most obvious grudge game is still the Week 10 trip to Ole Miss, but Georgia also gets a crack at former five-star quarterback commit Jared Curtis when Vanderbilt comes to Athens in Week 5. That alone was enough to make the matchup stand out after Curtis flipped to the Commodores just a day before signing day last year. Now it carries even more weight: Georgia’s annual homecoming game will be October 3rd against Vanderbilt.
Per release, Georgia’s annual homecoming game will be October 3rd against Vanderbilt.
That game will kickoff sometime in the noon to 1:00 window
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For Georgia, the timing makes the game feel even bigger. Homecoming is one of those dates that always means something in Athens, a chance to lean into the traditions and culture Kirby Smart’s program has built. And with Curtis on the other sideline, the Bulldogs will have plenty of motivation to make the afternoon uncomfortable for him.
The game won’t be under the lights, but that hardly changes the appeal for Georgia. Beating Curtis after the way his recruitment ended would still land the same way.
Vanderbilt, though, could make this more than just a feel-good revenge shot. The Commodores have become a respectable program over the last two years, and with Diego Pavia gone, they now have to sort out life at quarterback. Curtis is hoping to be ready to start as a true freshman, but reports say he has not won the job yet.
If he does end up starting, the stakes rise quickly. Outside of Georgia’s road games at Ole Miss and Alabama and a home date with Oklahoma, Vanderbilt is one of the biggest remaining games on the schedule. Drop this one, and it becomes a lot harder to picture Georgia winning the SEC or making another College Football Playoff run.
Curtis and Vanderbilt got the last laugh in December when he signed with the Commodores. Georgia now gets the chance to answer on the field, and Week 5 at home looks like the cleanest shot it could ask for.
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