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ICYMI: Kirby Smart and Dabo Swinney Talk Chick-fil A Kickoff

In anticipation of next week’s Aflac Kickoff Game, Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney and Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart answered questions leading up to Week One’s highest-ranked matchup.

They both touched on several topics including:

• Preseason rankings
• This year’s matchup/rivalry
• Opening the season with a major opponent
• Preparations/thoughts around the game
• Scheduling neutral-site games
• Potentially playing in Atlanta multiple times this year
• Atlanta’s growing reputation as the “Capital of College Football”
• Charitable tie-in with the Aflac Kickoff Game

MBB: Georgia’s non-conference schedule was announced Friday

The Georgia Bulldogs will host 19 games – 18 regular-season contests and a preseason exhibition – at Stegeman Coliseum during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. Georgia’s non-conference schedule was announced Friday, following the release of the Bulldogs’ SEC slate earlier this week.

Georgia will christen the regular season by entertaining Tennessee Tech on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:30, the first of three home outings to open the campaign. The Bulldogs will then meet Texas Southern and North Florida on Sunday, Nov. 10 and Tuesday, Nov. 12, respectively, in Athens as part of the Peach State Classic, a multi-team event (MTE).

After traveling to Georgia Tech on Friday, Nov. 15, Georgia will welcome Alabama A&M to Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday, Nov. 19 and then trek to the Bahamas to take on Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 23 and St. John’s on Sunday, Nov. 24.

The Bulldogs will wrap up non-conference play with five of their final six games in Athens. Jacksonville will visit Stegeman on Saturday, Nov. 30, before Georgia hosts Notre Dame on Tuesday, Dec. 3 as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge. Following an 11-day break during Final Exams on the UGA campus, the Bulldogs will face Grand Canyon at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 14 as part of Holiday Hoopsgiving before a trio of home outings complete non-conference action – Buffalo on Thursday, Dec. 19, Charleston Southern on Sunday, Dec. 22 and S.C. State on Sunday, Dec. 29.

In addition to the 13 non-conference regular-season games, Georgia will play a pair of preseason exhibitions against Division I opponents. The Bulldogs will travel to Charlotte on Saturday, October 19 and will take on UCF on Tuesday, October 29 at Stegeman.

Requests for season tickets are currently available and include a reserved seat for each of the Bulldogs’ 18 regular-season games at Stegeman. Please be sure to at least make the minimum per-seat donation ($75 per seat) to the Men’s Basketball Fund (MBF) for the total number of season tickets that you will be requesting for the 2024-25 season. The season ticket price is $285. Renewal applications for 2023-24 men’s basketball season ticket holders are available by clicking here. Fans interested in new season tickets can request them by clicking here.

Single-game ticket information for all home games, including exhibition and regular season, will be announced later.

Georgia is coming off its strongest season in nearly a decade. The Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 NIT in their first postseason bid since 2017 and in the process, reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2016.

Head coach Mike White’s 2024-25 roster features three returning starters and nine newcomers – four freshmen and five transfers. Both the freshman and transfer classes have been ranked among the top-10 recruiting groups in the nation. The freshmen are tabbed as high as No. 10 by both 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, while the transfers are listed at No. 8 nationally by On3.com

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