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SEC pushes back start of season, to play conference-only schedule

On Thursday, the SEC announced that it will play a 10-game, conference-only schedule and that the season will now begin on September 26, three weeks later than the original start date.

As a result, the SEC Championship Game has also been pushed back to December 19.

Originally, Georgia was slated to start its season on Monday, September 7 in Atlanta vs Virginia. Its SEC schedule was set to begin on September 19 in Tuscaloosa.

What Georgia’s new schedule will look is not yet known. The league said an official schedule will be released “at a later date following approval by the Conference’s athletics directors.