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Georgia announces Kentucky as its homecoming opponent for 2025

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Apr 12, 2025; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs helmets on the bench during the Georgia Spring game at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Georgia’s homecoming is set for the first game in October. The Bulldogs announced Thursday that Kentucky will serve as its opponent for that annual game.

UGA’s first two games of the 2025 season are at home. Marshall will come to Athens in the season opener followed by Austin Peay in week two. The Bulldogs hit the road in week three to take on Tennessee. Each of those first three games will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET. Georgia will enjoy its first bye in week four with Alabama coming to Athens for an evening kickoff on the week prior to Kentucky on September 27.

Kirby Smart has been quite successful against the wildcats since becoming the Georgia head coach. There have been some close calls, including a 27-24 win in Lexington back in 2016. The Bulldogs needed a field goal from Rodrigo Blankenship in the final seconds to win that game. Last year’s game was also at Kentucky with UGA grabbing a tight 13-12 win.

Smart is 9-0 against Mark Stoops and company. Georgia has won 15 straight games in the series and it has won the last six games in Athens by 17 points or more.

Georgia will travel to Auburn for an evening kickoff the week after Kentucky, October 11. Ole Miss will come to Athens for the second time in three years on October 18 and that will be followed by the Bulldogs’ second bye week of the season.

The annual showdown with Florida, another 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff, is set for November 1 in Jacksonville. Georgia will travel to Starkville for a 12 p.m. ET kickoff on November 8 before returning home to host preseason No. 1 and SEC favorite Texas on November 15. Kickoff has not been set for that game but it’ll start no later than 3:30 p.m. ET. That game with the Longhorns will wrap up UGA’s conference slate as it finishes the 2025 regular season at home vs. Charlotte (12:45 p.m. ET) and at Mercedes-Benz Stadium vs. Georgia Teck (3:30 p.m. ET).

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