State Sports Report
State Sports Report

Georgia State, Alabama-Birmingham announce four games

DAVID BARNES / AJC file

Credit: David Barnes

Credit: David Barnes

DAVID BARNES / AJC file
By
April 28, 2020

Georgia State football will play a four-game home-and-home series against Alabama-Birmingham beginning in 2027, GSU announced Tuesday.

The schools are scheduled to alternate home games for four consecutive seasons. The Panthers will play host to the Blazers on Sept. 18, 2027, and Sept. 22, 2029, and the teams will meet in Birmingham on Sept. 16, 2028, and Sept. 21, 2030.

In a news release, Georgia State said the series is a result of the program “looking to add more regional matchups to the football schedule.”

Georgia State and UAB have never played each other in football, but they had games scheduled for 2015 and 2016 that were canceled.

About the Author

David Wellham has worked as an editor and content producer at the AJC since 2006, but his knowledge of sports in metro Atlanta and Georgia dates to much earlier. He uses his institutional knowledge to help the AJC provide in-depth coverage of area sports and sports teams. David can be reached at 404-526-5424 and dwellham@ajc.com.

Follow David Wellham on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Kennesaw State head coach Jerry Mack shouts instructions during the first half in an NCAA college football game at Fifth Third Stadium, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in Kennesaw. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

With win Saturday, Kennesaw State would be only team with no CUSA loss

If Kennesaw State defeats Jacksonville State on Saturday, it will go a long way toward determining who will play for it in the conference championship game Dec. 5.

Emory basketball made history last year. How they will ‘chase excellence’ now

The Eagles who play at the non-scholarship NCAA Division III have been to the national tournament in 11 of the past 12 seasons, including a stretch of 10 consecutive seasons.

The Latest

Kennesaw State head coach Jerry Mack shouts instructions during the first half in an NCAA college football game at Fifth Third Stadium, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in Kennesaw. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

With win Saturday, Kennesaw State would be only team with no CUSA loss

Emory basketball made history last year. How they will ‘chase excellence’ now

Who’s built to finish? Field of HBCU teams for Celebration Bowl takes shape

Featured

University of Georgia students are seen entering and leaving the main Library on the Athens campus on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

UGA to pay $100K H-1B visa fee only ‘in exceptional circumstances’

The University of Georgia could soon limit the number of foreign workers it employs, a result of the $100,000 fee imposed on some H-1B visas.

Georgia judges deal blow to ICE’s new mandatory detention policy

The ruling is a first-of-its-kind to come out of Georgia’s Middle District.

At the Cobb jail, a new kind of rehabilitation starts at the horse barn

Joshua Arp is one of two Cobb County jail detainees taking part of the sheriff’s office new equine therapy program meant to help him stay out of jail.