CBS announces game time for Florida-Georgia rivalry
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2023 Florida-Georgia game on Oct. 28 is set for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS, the network announced Tuesday.
This year’s Florida-Georgia game, which will take place inside TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, marks the 101st meeting between the Gators and the Bulldogs. The rivalry dates back to 1915 and has been played annually since 1926.
The game has taken place in Jacksonville since 1933 with the exception of 1995 (Athens) and 1994 (Gainesville) due to renovations to the stadium and 1943, when UF did not field a team due to World War II.
Florida-Georgia extend agreement in Jacksonville
The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs announced last week that the schools have exercised the option to play their annual rivalry game in Jacksonville during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
The most recent game agreement, which secured the matchup in Jacksonville through the 2023 season, included the option to extend the rivalry game at the neutral site for two more years. UF and UGA just had to notify the City of Jacksonville prior to June 30, 2023, which they are formally doing this week.
Florida athletics director Scott Stricklin, Georgia AD Josh Brooks and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry released a joint statement Wednesday on the decision.
“The City of Jacksonville has been an historic host for one of the great rivalry games in all of college football,” Stricklin said. “We are excited to have the game in Jacksonville for another two seasons.”
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“We are pleased with the decision to exercise the option that will keep the game in Jacksonville for 2024 and 2025,” said Brooks. “We look forward to discussions that I’m sure will continue over the next couple years exploring all the options for 2026 and beyond. We continue to be appreciative of the working relationship we have with the University of Florida and the City of Jacksonville.”
“Jacksonville has been the proud home of the Georgia-Florida game since 1933,” Curry said. “We are excited to welcome back the thousands of Dawgs and Gators to Jacksonville in 2024 and 2025. I want to thank the University of Georgia and University of Florida for their continued faith and investment in our city.”
During a radio interview earlier this month, Curry revealed that Jacksonville is exploring options to renovate TIAA Bank Stadium and that Florida and Georgia would “play at their campuses” during the two-year renovation. Curry said it would be a “two-year deal where they would be out of the facility for two years, most likely 2025 and 2026.”
With the game’s contract being extended, however, any potential renovations in Jacksonville will not affect the rivalry for at least the next three seasons.
