SEC announces Georgia, Tennessee will cancel its scheduled future home-and-home series with Oklahoma

Oklahoma and Texas will be joining the SEC within the next few years, with the 2025 season being the absolute latest. While there have not been too many problems will the conference realignment move, something that has not been addressed — what would happen to nonconference matchups schedule in the future vs. SEC schools?

For the Sooners, both Georgia and Tennessee are on the schedule. But once in the SEC, those games would not be needed as they would be conference opponents. Well, according to a report, there has been a decision made on how the three schools should handle their scheduling.

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On Wednesday, the SEC announced they had “directed” Georgia and Tennessee to not play their home-and-home contests vs. Oklahoma. The Bulldogs were set the travel to Norman in the 2023 season and then host a return trip in 2031. Josh Heupel’s program was set to see the Sooners come to Knoxville in the 2024 season.

“The Southeastern Conference has directed the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee to postpone scheduled football games versus Oklahoma because the transition of Oklahoma into the SEC will not allow for the involved institutions to fulfill their respective contractual non-conference home-and-home appearance obligations,” the release said.

“Because the second non-conference game in each of the Georgia-Oklahoma and Tennessee-Oklahoma series is scheduled to take place after Oklahoma joins the SEC in 2025, the Conference is directing the postponement of the Georgia at Oklahoma game in 2023 and the Oklahoma at Tennessee game in 2024 until such time that those matchups become part of the Conference rotation of games in future years.”

Oklahoma AD comments on decision from SEC, adds SMU home-and-home

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione released a statement on the decision from the SEC. While most fans might be disappointed, he pointed out they will see plenty of Georgia and Tennessee in conference rotation.

“We recognize the original excitement in hosting Georgia next season and traveling to Knoxville in 2024, and the short-term disappointment this news may bring, but the circumstances obviously dictated a change in our schedules,” said Castiglione. “The good news is that future SEC schedules will provide a reasonable rotation whereby Georgia and Tennessee come to Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and we will also play on those great campuses.”

The Sooners filled their schedule quickly as well, adding SMU into the mix for the 2023 and 2027 seasons.