Only two Football Bowl Subdivision programs have not played host to a game under the lights this season. One of them is Georgia, the defending national champions. The other is Virginia (3-4).
Georgia has played in Sanford Stadium four times this season. There has been a noon kickoff, a 4 p.m. kickoff and two 3:30 kickoffs.
Next up is Florida, a game that’s always in Jacksonville at 3:30 p.m.
After that, Tennessee. Another 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS.
Georgia fans are not happy about that one, but it was 100% expected. CBS picks the best game of the day, like it does every year, and gives it its 3:30 kickoff time. But that does not make it any less frustrating. Can you imagine the electricity in Athens for what would possibly be a No. 1 vs. No. 3 Bulldogs-Vols game under the lights? Wow.
After that, Georgia does not have a home game until Nov. 26 against Georgia Tech. That has not been a night game since 2010. So it’s very likely UGA will finish the season without a single game under the lights in Sanford Stadium.
And Twitter is not happy about…
Former UGA DE Charles Johnson speaks out
#UGA great Charles Johnson (@randywattson) not happy that Georgia, the reigning national champs, will likely close out the 2022 regular season without hosting a night game. pic.twitter.com/BKThlV5cSw
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) October 26, 2022
“I’ve been complaining about this since Day 1,” Johnson said in his Instagram story. “They don’t give us night games. Tennessee vs. UGA supposed to be a night game in Athens. CBS keeps buying our games smh”
After this weekend, No. 1 Georgia will be one of two Power 5 teams that hasn’t had a home night game this season.
The other is 3-4 Virginia. Hmm. https://t.co/5HCSQW7Gql
— Connor Riley (@Kconnorriley) October 26, 2022
Unless Georgia Tech becomes a night game… the defending National Champions who are currently ranked 1st get NO NIGHT GAMES, meanwhile the underachieving and unranked Florida Gators get how many?? https://t.co/otok92ZxOw
— UGA Spike Squad (@UGASPIKESQUAD) October 24, 2022
SC and TA&M get a night game but Georgia won't get one all year. Horrible.
— Ethan Martin (@UGADawgs1990) October 23, 2022
Oct 24, 2022. USA. America wants SEC Georgia vs Tennessee football game to be moved to 7 pm kickoff night game at Athens on CBS TV. #1 team gets the choice cookie. No place like home (Dorothy). ESPN. pic.twitter.com/LejHCwui4h
— B Broadway (@BBroadway3) October 26, 2022
If GT isn’t a night game:
🏈UGA will be the only defending national champion to not get a night game
🏈UGA will be one of two P5 teams to not get a night game (UVA is the only other one without a scheduled night game)— UGA Spike Squad (@UGASPIKESQUAD) October 24, 2022
Being the #1 Team in the country and being the defending National champions and not have 1 single night game this season tells you that nobody respects Georgia AT ALL idc what anyone say when Vandy and USC Jr and hell Mizzou get a night game before Georgia tells me everything.
— 2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆🐶🐾 (@UGAEnthusiast) October 24, 2022
They really refuse to give Georgia a night game…
— Grey (@Grey_The_Great1) October 24, 2022
All Tennessee and Georgia fans are together on this one…. Should be a night game
— heup season (@volreport1) October 24, 2022
Yeah, I said it.
Georgia gets slapped in the face, and the Dawgs will likely not see a night game in Sanford Stadium this year.https://t.co/8n4vevU1sZ
— Savannah Leigh (@SportsGirlSL) October 24, 2022
Please move the UGA vs UTK to a night game. Haven’t had one all year. @CBSSports
— Home Depot Bucket (@tdoessports) October 25, 2022
I cannot wait for the day when uga finally plays a night game. I also can’t wait until this dumb contract with cbs expires so the biggest sec game doesn’t have to be at 3:30 every Saturday
— Nape Kirkpatrick (@UGAFan2003) October 25, 2022
This is unacceptable. Even if UGA isn’t the defending champs, how have they not gotten a night game all year https://t.co/0L72E3JYqU
— NCDawg4 (@Hollywo32076554) October 24, 2022
Give UGA a home night game you cowards
— CollegeFootballologist (@CFBologist) October 24, 2022
it’s absurd that a top 3 matchup isn’t a 7:00 game. Not a single UGA night game this year is ridiculous
— ryno (@_hurrssttt) October 24, 2022
UT at UGA should be a night game. we rarely get nights games
— 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙠𝘿𝙖𝙨𝙝 (@BaysideJa) October 24, 2022
Not giving UGA vs Tennessee the night game is an absolute joke
— TYLER 🧟♂️ (@tylerfavors) October 24, 2022
The fact that the defending national champions, the #1 team in the nation, can’t even get a night game, at home, against the #3 team in the nation, is absurd! What a bad look for college football and a slap in the face to UGA fans! #GoDawgs
— Chris #BeatUF (@Ga_Sports_Fan) October 24, 2022
SEC needs to cut the deal with cbs, I want more UGA primetime games and it’s not like we won a championship last year
— . (@bames_barden) October 26, 2022
