Georgia soccer, Clemson cancel 4 future non-conference video games

Georgia has known as off one other nonconference sequence, this time with the Clemson Tigers.

According to a report from Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald, Georgia and Clemson mutually agreed to name off the 4 nonconference video games that had been scheduled to be performed on campus from 2029 by 2033.

The video games, initially scheduled again in 2018 and 2019, had been set to be performed in Athens on Aug. 31, 2030 and Sept. 4, 2032. The video games in Clemson had been set for Sept. 15, 2029 and Sept. 3, 2033.

“We’re in talks right now,” Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks stated of the sequence again in May. “I’ve got to get through some other stuff first, but Graham (Neff) and I have been in talks and we’ll see how that evolves over time.”

Brooks did add that the video games in opposition to Clemson could possibly be moved to a impartial website when requested again in May.

“Everything’s on the table right now with that,” Brooks stated.

This is the newest in a sequence of nonconference cancellations, because the Bulldogs have additionally known as off video games in opposition to NC State, Louisville, and Florida State all inside the final 12 months.

Georgia is ready to play Florida State in 2028 in Nashville, however that recreation has not been finalized or confirmed by Georgia.

Louisville coach Jeff Brohm lately voiced his displeasure with the choice to cancel the video games in opposition to Georgia.

Part of the explanation Georgia has needed to alter its nonconference scheduling a lot is due to the change in SEC scheduling. The league now performs 9 convention video games, whereas additionally mandating faculties play one Power 4 nonconference staff. Georgia Tech fulfills that requirement on an annual foundation for the Bulldogs.

“The reality is when you go to nine conference games and (Georgia) Tech, adding that many games put us in a precarious situation with the number of home and homes we had scheduled,” Brooks stated in May. “Instead of just eliminating those games all together, we’re trying to find a way to keep as many of those on the schedule and the simplest way to do that would be to move to a neutral site.”

Georgia has performed Clemson twice underneath Kirby Smart, with each video games being performed at neutral-site venues. The final time Georgia and Clemson performed on campus was in 2013 and 2014.

Georgia does nonetheless have a home-and-home scheduled with Ohio State, which is ready for 2030 and 2031.

The Bulldogs tackle Oklahoma this week. Georgia was at one level set to play the Sooners in a nonconference home-and-home, however that modified when Oklahoma left the Big 12 for the SEC.