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Michael Barnett's Georgia Bulldogs beat Oklahoma in the 2018 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl in the only meeting between the teams. Oklahoma and Texas are seeking to join Georgia in the SEC. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Branson Robinson is a high school senior running back at Germantown High School in Madison, Miss. A member of the Class of 2022, Robinson committed July 22, 2021 to play football at the University of Georgia. (Photo by Yancy Porter, 247Sports)

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A scene from September 1996: Olympic Stadium, which would become Turner Field, on the left and Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, which would be demolished, on the right. (AJC file photo/Joe McTyre)

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and forward John Collins (right) get together to begin the game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com

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Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips listens to a question during a press conference at the NCAA college football ACC media days in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis (99) defends as Missouri running back Larry Rountree III (right) runs with the ball Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (L.G. Patterson/AP)

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Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis (99) defends as Missouri running back Larry Rountree III (right) runs with the ball Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (L.G. Patterson/AP)

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Branson Robinson is a high school senior running back at Germantown High School in Madison, Miss. A member of the Class of 2022, Robinson committed July 22, 2021 to play football at the University of Georgia. (Photo by Yancy Porter, 247Sports)

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Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips listens to a question during a press conference at the NCAA college football ACC media days in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (7) dribbles the ball through a gauntlet of FC Cincinnati defenders Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati. (Jacob Gonzalez/Atlanta United)

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Atlanta United goalkeeper Alec Kann (25) makes a save against FC Cincinnati Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati. (Jacob Gonzalez/Atlanta United)

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and forward John Collins (right) get together to begin the game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com

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March 12, 2021 Macon - Cross Creek's Devin Pope (left) steals a ball from Sandy Creek's Jabari Smith (10) during the 2021 GHSA State Basketball Class AAA Boys Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Friday, March 12, 2021 Cross Creek won 57-49 over Sandy Creek. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia State football coach Shawn Elliott address the media during the 2021 Sun Belt Conference meetings in New Orleans.

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Ross Streelman, who will join the Georgia Tech golf team this fall as a transfer from Missouri, won the state's second qualifier for the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship.

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