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No. 3 Georgia faces No. 17 Florida in Atlanta
No.
3 Georgia and No.
17 Florida meet in Atlanta on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference college football game.
Georgia is 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference, while Florida is 5-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
The rivalry game is being played away from Jacksonville while the Jaguars rebuild their stadium; the series is set to move to Tampa Bay over the next two years and return to Jacksonville in 2028.
Georgia has won five straight meetings, but it lost to Auburn in its most recent game, while Florida upset Texas.
Florida running back Jadan Baugh leads the SEC with 13 rushing touchdowns, but Georgia’s defense allows an average of 91.4 rushing yards per game.
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton leads the conference in passer rating, completion rate and yards per pass attempt.
Georgia is favored by 12.5 points, though Florida is looking for a third top-five upset of the season.
Week 9 college football games could affect a College Football Playoff picture described as murky.
The ranked matchups include No. 3 Georgia against No. 17 Florida and No. 13 Texas Tech against No. 22 Arizona.
No. 25 Wisconsin is scheduled to visit Iowa, while No. 2 Ohio State is set to play USC.
Georgia enters its game against Florida at 6-1, while Florida is 5-2.
The Georgia-Florida game is scheduled for Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 3:30 p.m. ET.
- Who
- Ranked college football teams, including Georgia, Florida, Texas Tech, Arizona, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio State and USC.
- What
- Week 9 games could affect the College Football Playoff picture.
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Game times listed include noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Where
- The games include Atlanta, Iowa City and Los Angeles; the Texas Tech-Arizona venue is not stated.
- Why
- The games could affect how the College Football Playoff picture develops.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wisconsin is scheduled to play Iowa, and Texas Tech is scheduled to host Arizona.
No. 3 Georgia is scheduled to play No. 17 Florida in Atlanta.
USC is scheduled to host No. 2 Ohio State.
- Georgia
- No. 3; 6-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play
- Florida
- No. 17; 5-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play
- Georgia-Florida kickoff
- 3:30 p.m. ET, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
- Texas Tech-Arizona
- No. 13 Texas Tech hosts No. 22 Arizona
- Ohio State-USC
- No. 2 Ohio State visits USC at 7:30 p.m. ET
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