The Georgia Bulldogs are now close enough to the season to discuss their hotel, meal and transportation plans for the anticipated Sept. 4 opener against Clemson at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Their travel agenda, according to coach Kirby Smart, won’t be much different from last year or even the season before that.
“We’re pretty secluded, and we don’t get around a lot of fans,” Smart said Saturday after the team’s second preseason scrimmage. “Our travel is just us, and that’s not going to change. Our hotel is just us, and we’re partitioned off from the crowds and the people, so the biggest difference is the vaccinations, obviously, and that doesn’t make you foolproof.
“The same precautions that have been taken will still be taken, but the biggest precaution has been the vaccination. I think there may be a misnomer out there, because it wasn’t a lot different last year because we were secluded, but we’re always secluded.”
Smart pointed out that Georgia’s vaccination rate is above 90%, but he recognized challenges loom between now and the Clemson kickoff.