In a move that reflects the shifting landscape of college football scheduling, the Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs have mutually agreed to cancel their planned home-and-home series for 2027 and 2028. The announcement came Thursday from FSU, which was slated to host the Bulldogs in 2027 before traveling to Athens the following year.
"As we considered the effects of evolving scheduling mandates within both the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, we have mutually agreed that it is in the best interest of both schools to cancel our home-and-home series," said FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford. "We are now discussing playing a future neutral-site contest, and we are optimistic we will get that done. Importantly, this change will not reduce the total home games on our schedule moving forward."
The decision comes as both the ACC and SEC move toward requiring their member schools to play nine-game conference schedules—a significant shift from when the FSU-Georgia series was originally agreed upon. This new mandate has forced athletic directors across the country to rethink non-conference matchups, with neutral-site games emerging as a flexible alternative that preserves marquee matchups without locking in home-and-home commitments.
The two programs are now in talks to meet at a neutral site "soon," though specific details remain under wraps. Georgia has not yet commented on the cancellation, but the Bulldogs hold a commanding 7-4-1 lead in the all-time series. Their most recent meeting was the 2023 Orange Bowl, a Georgia victory, but the teams haven't faced off in the regular season since 1965.
For fans of both programs, the news is bittersweet—the home-and-home series promised to be a throwback to the days when these storied programs regularly clashed. But with scheduling pressures mounting, a neutral-site showdown could still deliver the kind of high-stakes, early-season drama that makes college football so compelling. Stay tuned for updates as discussions continue.