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Unraveling status of Georgia-Florida future game location, UGA issues statement

Kenny McIntosh Florida vs. Georgia (10/29/22) Georgia running back Kenny McIntosh (6) during Georgia’s game against Florida at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, 28, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

ATHENS — The Georgia-Florida football game could be going home and home in 2026 and 2027, but first things first, an option on the 2024 and 2025 games being played in Jacksonville will soon be decided.

Outgoing Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry said on Wednesday that projected renovations to TIAA Bank Field would “most likely” take place in 2026 and 2027, which would lead to the Bulldogs and Gators playing their rivalry game in Athens and Gainesville.

Curry predicted the rivalry game would return to Jacksonville after that, though it’s important to note there is nothing in place beyond a current extension for the 2024 and 2025 seasons that UGA and Florida are considering.

The schools have until June 30 to extend the option for the fifth and sixth year of the current contract that would lead to the game being played in Jacksonville in 2024 and 2025.

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