Dogs learn kick time for opener vs Oregon

Georgia Bulldog football fans can begin making plans for the September 3 season opener in Atlanta: the Dogs will begin the defense of their national championship with a game that is now set to start at 3:30, with television on ABC. The Bulldogs will play the Oregon Ducks in Mercedes Benz Stadium 108 days from today.

From Leland Barrow, UGA Sports Communications…

Kickoff for the Georgia-Oregon matchup on ABC in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 3, in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

This will mark only the second time the two football programs have met.  The one previous meeting resulted in a 27-16 home win for the Bulldogs in 1977.  The 2022 Georgia-Oregon matchup will mark the Bulldogs’ third appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.  The Bulldogs previously defeated North Carolina 33-24 in the 2016 and fell 35-21 to Boise State in 2011.  Georgia was scheduled to face off against Virginia to open the 2020 season in Atlanta, but the matchup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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