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The 2024 SEC soccer schedule received’t be launched till subsequent week. However, Georgia’s schedule has leaked out, and it’s completely brutal. It must be the hardest within the nation.
SEC schedules are all the time fairly tough, however they had been a little bit simpler for Georgia because of the truth that they performed within the weaker division, the SEC East. With Texas and Oklahoma becoming a member of the league subsequent yr that’s two extra good groups within the combine, and divisions are additionally being eradicated.
The SEC isn’t going to a nine-game schedule just like the Large Ten and Large 12 play which is a fairly apparent ploy of making an attempt to get extra groups bowl eligible and extra groups into the expanded School Soccer Playoff. That doesn’t imply Georgia’s schedule is something however ridiculous.
Holy cow. What a assassin’s row. And, it begins week one with a matchup towards Clemson. Sure, Clemson has been down the previous couple of yr for his or her requirements. However, Dabo Swinney is making some fairly massive adjustments this offseason, and the workforce goes to carry a number of expertise again.
And that’s only for starters. Georgia has to play two of the 4 playoff groups in Alabama and Texas on the highway subsequent yr, and will get one other New Years’ Six workforce in Ole Miss on the highway as nicely.
There’s no manner any workforce within the nation has a tougher trio of true highway video games than these three heading into subsequent yr. Georgia will clearly have the expertise to succeed with that schedule, but it surely’s going to be powerful.
That being mentioned, the tough schedule is coming on the proper time, because the playoff increasing to 12 groups goes to present a workforce with that type of schedule the wiggle-room to lose two, perhaps three video games and nonetheless get into the playoff.
Georgia nonetheless has one recreation left this season, because the #5 Bulldogs will tackle #6 Florida State within the Orange Bowl on December 30.
