ATHENS — As Georgia and Florida prepare for their annual jaunt to Jacksonville, Florida, to rumble by the river Nov. 2, their fan bases know they will heading somewhere else to see this game in a couple of years.
Where that might be, nobody seems to know — or at least is not willing to say.
Earlier this week, Georgia coach Kirby Smart was asked if he knew what the Bulldogs and Gators were going to do with their game in 2026 and ‘27.
“I do know what’s going to happen with it, but it’s not my place to talk about,” Smart said Wednesday on the SEC coaches’ call. “It’s going to go somewhere else, for sure. But I don’t worry about things I don’t control.”
In all but two years since 1933, the Bulldogs and Gators have met close to the banks of the St. Johns River near downtown Jacksonville. But that won’t be possible in 2026-27.
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NFL owners Oct. 15 voted 32-0 to approve the Jacksonville Jaguars’ deal with the city to renovate EverBank Stadium. That long-discussed $1.4 billion construction project will render the stadium unusable for 2026-27 for the purpose of hosting the Georgia-Florida game.