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Georgia State schedules game vs. Ole Miss, part of hoops/football weekend

DAVID BARNES / AJC file

Credit: David Barnes

Credit: David Barnes

DAVID BARNES / AJC file
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July 8, 2020

Georgia State football will travel to Ole Miss for a game in the 2026 season, GSU announced Wednesday.

The game is scheduled for Nov. 21 that year, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and is part of a weekend that also features the Panthers’ basketball team playing the Rebels on Nov. 20.

The game against Ole Miss adds another Power 5 school to Georgia State's resume. The Panthers have played 11 such opponents in their 10 seasons of football, losing against the first 10 games before their big upset of Tennessee in their season opener last year.

Georgia State has Alabama on its 2020 schedule (Sept. 12 in Tuscaloosa), should the season go off as scheduled amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are games against Power 5 opponents on Georgia State's schedules after this year: 
2021
Sept. 11 North Carolina (Away)
Sept. 25 Auburn (Away)
2022
Sept. 3 South Carolina (Away)
Sept. 10 North Carolina (Home)
2023
Nov. 18 LSU (Away)
2024
Aug. 31 Georgia Tech (Away)
Sept. 28 Vanderbilt (Home)
2025
Sept. 20 Vanderbilt (Away)
2026
Sept. 19 Georgia Tech (Home)
Nov. 21 Ole Miss (Away)

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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.

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