One way or another, the University of Georgia football program, not to mention its fan base will do one thing during the next five or so years, at least.
Own Atlanta.
With Tuesday’s official word, Georgia will play Oregon in the Chick-fil-A kickoff game in 2022 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. That’s two years after Georgia’s next appearance there in 2020 against Virginia (hopefully Tiki and Ronde Barber won’t be around for that one UVA sidelines.
It’s a continued right move for Georgia’s future scheduling, but it could be even better.
On one hand, Georgia getting lined up for the kickoff game instead of an Auburn or Alabama is huge.