Florida State, Georgia cancel football series due to 9-game league schedules

Florida State and Georgia mutually agreed to cancel their home-and-home series set for 2027 and 2028 but are working on scheduling a neutral-site matchup, the schools announced Thursday.

Both the SEC and ACC are moving to nine-game league schedules, making nonconference scheduling more challenging — particularly because both Florida State and Georgia already play in-state nonconference rivalry games at the end of the season.

Florida State plays Florida and Georgia plays Georgia Tech annually, giving both teams 10 Power 4 games on their schedule. Georgia previously announced it had canceled future nonconference games against Louisville and NC State.

In a statement, Florida State athletic director Michael Alford said he was “optimistic” that a neutral-site deal will get done, adding that the schedule change “will not reduce the total home games on our schedule moving forward.”

The ACC is easing into a nine-game conference schedule this season. Five teams will play eight ACC games for nonconference scheduling reasons, including Florida State, which wanted to play its return game at Alabama.