Kickoff times revealed for first three UGA football games

The Bulldogs will open SEC play September 19 at Arkansas in a nationally televised matchup on ABC.

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Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Bulldogs’ first three football games of the 2026 season now have kickoff times and TV assignments.

According to ESPN and the SEC Network, the Bulldogs will open the season September 5 against Tennessee State at Sanford Stadium in Athens. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. on SEC Network+.

Georgia’s Week 2 matchup against Western Kentucky on September 12 will kick off at 12:45 p.m. on the SEC Network.

The Bulldogs will then open SEC play September 19 on the road against Arkansas in one of the conference’s featured early-season games. That matchup is scheduled for noon on ABC.

Georgia enters the season ranked No. 3 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings.

The SEC says television windows for the remainder of the conference schedule will be announced June 10.