Florida vs. Georgia 2026: Rivalry Moves to Atlanta for a Halloween Afternoon Kickoff on ABC
Florida and Georgia meet at 3:30 p.m. ET today at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — the rivalry's first game outside Jacksonville since 1995, because EverBank Stadium is under renovation.
One of college football's oldest rivalries is spending Halloween in a new city. Florida and Georgia kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT) today at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, televised on ABC. The game is being played in Atlanta because Jacksonville's EverBank Stadium, the rivalry's longtime home, is under renovation; published schedules for the series say the game will not return to Jacksonville until 2028.
Georgia is the designated home team for today's neutral-site meeting. The pregame television lineup is set up near the stadium: SEC Network's SEC Nation airs from International Plaza from 9 a.m. to noon ET, and stadium gates open at 2 p.m. ET, 90 minutes before kickoff, according to Florida's game-week guide.
For Central Florida's large Gators following, the practical points are the early-afternoon kickoff and the channel: 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with the game finished well before tonight's Halloween events begin across Orlando. Orlando Watch News' Sports Desk will file the game-night report within 45 minutes of the final, under trending assignment TW-ORL-20261031-003.
