ESPN ratings Georgia’s Oct. 19 trip to Austin, Texas, to face the Texas Longhorns as college football’s best first-conference matchup in 2024.
Georgia will face Texas for the first time since the Dawgs fell to the Longhorns on Jan. 1, 2020 in the Sugar Bowl. The Georgia program has won two national championships since then.
Texas fans will be excited for the Georgia game. The Longhorns and quarterback Quinn Ewers should be among the best in the country in 2024. In fact, USA TODAY Projects that Georgia and Texas will take first and second place this fall.
“In what could be a preview of playoff contenders, the Bulldogs make their second journey to Austin — and first since 1958,” wrote ESPN’s Jake Trotter. Georgia and Texas are among the favorites to win the national championship.
With a 12-team College Football Playoff, both Georgia and Texas could easily make the playoff. The Georgia-Texas game could also be a preview of the SEC championship. However, the loser of the game will have a hard time making it to the SEC Championship, as the conference has 16 teams. It’s hard to imagine a team with two losses (in conference games) winning the SEC championship.
