Saturday afternoon’s football game between No. 2 Georgia and border nemesis Florida will take place inside EverBank Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
Next year’s matchup will be there, too.
It was widely reported Wednesday that the 2026 contest between the Bulldogs and Gators will take place inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and that the 2027 showdown will be housed at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That the rivalry had to be moved in 2026 and 2027 had been known for a while due to renovations to EverBank Stadium, but the specific locations had not.
“I’m excited about the opportunity to play in two different locations,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Wednesday on the Southeastern Conference’s weekly Zoom call. “That will be unique, and maybe we can learn from those two experiences.”
Florida counterpart Billy Napier also gave his approval: “They’re both great venues, and they’ll both be well-run operations.”