After cancelling their home-and-home series with the plan of moving to a neutral site, Florida State and Georgia will play in Nashville in 2028.
On3’s Warchant reported Wednesday that the site was set for the Music City, besting overtures from Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, New Orleans, Orlando and Tampa.
The game, set to take place in Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, does not yet have an announced date. The original 2028 contest between the two was slated to be played on Saturday, Sept. 16.
“As we considered the effects of evolving scheduling mandates within both the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, we have mutually agreed that it is in the best interest of both schools to cancel our home‑and‑home series scheduled for 2027 and 2028,” FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford said at the time of the series cancellation. “We are now discussing playing a future neutral‑site contest, and we are optimistic we will get that done. Importantly, this change will not reduce the total home games on our schedule moving forward.”
The scheduled outing gives Florida State a second 2028 opponent, joining Florida on that season’s slate. Georgia adds to its 2028 contests against Florida A&M and Georgia Tech with the contest against the Seminoles.
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Not a fan of neutral site games. Would have preferred the home and home previously scheduled for 2027-2028.
I agree
Home and homes among power conference teams are pretty much gone forever. With nine game conference schedules, teams play five OOC games on the road every other year. These teams in particular play their in state rival home and home every year. Premier teams refuse to play less than six home games a year which means exciting OOC matchups will be relegated to neutral sites. Sad.
I was just looking back at Colorado's non conference schedule from their national championship season of 1990:
vs Tennessee (Pigskin Classic)
Stanford
@Illinois
@Texas
Washington
Absolutely insane schedule with so many great matchups. But thanks to bloated conferences we sacrifice games like these so we gen get more games between FSU and Cal and Georgia and Arkansas.
"Violent" campus fans? Really dude? Right, there are no fights in the stands at neutral site games. Nashville does not "need" a college football game. Their tourism is doing just fine, though they will appreciate the additional tens of thousands of fans that the game will bring.
The original 2027-28 home-and-home was never going to survive with the nine-game conference schedules because Georgia plays at Georgia Tech and Florida State plays at Florida in odd-numbered years, so neither school was going to play a second out-of-conference road game. They potentially could have revised it to 2028 and 2030 home-and-home, but Georgia has Ohio State on the schedule in 2030 and Florida State has Notre Dame.
I don't like the neutral site games either, but given those parameters, that's the best we are going to get. Also, both of these schools still have good non-conference games scheduled - in addition to this neutral site game, FSU has its home-and-with Florida every year plus games against Notre Dame on campus, while Georgia has its home-and-with Georgia Tech every year plus a home-and-home with Ohio State (I expect the Clemson games to get cancelled). There are many other schools doing much worse at non-conference scheduling than Georgia and Florida State.
Why would the SEC Champions want to play a good OOC team on the road when they can play East Tennessee State Tech Lutheran University and get the same credit?
wack. two broke schools #63-3
Gerry: Most teams don't have a traditional annual OOC HaH rivalry game, so no, I know believe HaH OOC games are over everywhere.
Just look at the OOC schedules of the traditional B10 powers OSU, UMich, PSU, or heck, pretty much every single B10 team (besides maybe UO).
College football belongs on campus, not some sterile big city NFL stadium.
Depending on elevating your conference neuters other conferences and college football. College football is played in all four corners of the country and everywhere in-between.
Both teams took the easy way out. Sad for college football to take the easy out and not play other conferences H/A.
Last thing I want to see is more Fans from visiting team at home campus stadium NO WAY.
What was wrong with playing this game at home?
With both the SEC and ACC going to 9 conference games, they wouldn't be able to make the finances for a HaH work as both have a traditional annual OOC rivalry game (so 10 games in a season spoken for, and these schools basically feel they need to make money off of 7 games/season).
Gerry, If I were a Georgia Bulldogs fan I would not want to go to Tallahassee same thing as a Michigan Wolverines fan I would not to go to Tempe, AZ pus I am no fan of Fans from visitor's team at home campus stadiums especially in OOC play.
This is nonsense. It's great to travel to away games and have the opportunity to meet the fans of other teams and observe the traditions of other schools. Sure, there are a few jerks out there, but 95% of people are just there to have a good time and cheer their team on. I still keep in touch from people from other fanbases I have met over the years. People who are not in favor of traveling to away games haven't done it. It's a great time.
You aren't a fan of "fans from visitor’s team at home campus stadiums"? No offense, but that's absurd. Experiencing different environments is part of what makes being a college football fan so much fun.
Also, I assume you have never been to a game in Tallahassee. The environment is great, coming from someone who is not an FSU fan. Much better than what you will get at an NFL stadium.
Dan, tell me of a non conference game that got violent for the traveling teams fans. This I really want to know. Not just one or two times, you make it sound like it’s a lot more. And please tell me of the neutral site non conference game that you have personally been to and thought, oh this is much better than being on either campus. Bowl games don’t count. I want to read more of your crap. I’m glad I’m not the only who thinks your out there
This is meant to reply to the post of What. I couldn't agree with you more. Going on the road to a game at another school is one of life's great pleasures. I also agree with you about Neyland Stadium. Although I am not a Vol fan, it's a great place to take in a game. And the fans there are pretty easy to deal with. We need more, not fewer, home and home series between nonconference opponents.
Can we please stop doing this. Stop robbing campuses and local economies of these marquee games. I want COLLEGE football. Not lifeless neutral site games in NFL stadiums.