Georgia State will open its 2017 football season hosting Tennessee State on Sept. 2.
The Panthers announced the schedule addition on Tuesday. Georgia State will pay Tennessee State, which plays in the Ohio Valley Conference, $325,000.
Where will the teams play is the more interesting question because the game could either be the Panthers’ first in new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, it could be in a renovated Turner Field, or it could be in a new stadium constructed by Georgia State for football near Turner Field.
The addition of Tennessee State, which competes on the FCS level, completes the non-conference portion of Georgia State’s schedule for 2017.
Georgia State’s non-conference games:
2016
Sept. 1 or 2 vs. Ball State
Sept. 10 at Air Force
Sept. 17 at Wisconsin (Georgia State will receive $1.2 million)
Oct. 22 vs. Tennessee-Martin
2017
Sept. 2 vs. Tennessee State (Georgia State will pay $325,000)
Sept. 9 at Charlotte
Sept. 16 at Penn State (Georgia State will receive $1.2 million)
Nov. 18 vs. Memphis
2018
Aug. 30 vs. Kennesaw State (Georgia State will pay $135,000)
Sept. 8 at N.C. State (Georgia State will receive $925,000)
Sept. 15 at Memphis
2019
Sept. 7 at Tennessee (Georgia State will receive $950,000)
2020
Sept. 12 at Alabama (Georgia State will receive $1.3 million)
Sept. 26 at Charlotte
2021
Sept. 18 vs. Charlotte
Sept. 25 at Auburn (Georgia State will receive $1.25 million)
2022
Sept. 17 vs. Charlotte
2023
Sept. 16 at Charlotte
All dates are subject to change.
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