Georgia football fans should feel the heat for season opener in Sanford Stadium
Georgia football's season opener vs. Tennessee State could bring the hottest temperatures for a home game as Kirby Smart's time as coach.
Georgia football's season opener against Tennessee State at Sanford Stadium on September 5 could see the hottest kickoff temperature for a Bulldog home game during coach Kirby Smart's 11-year tenure. The National Weather Service predicts sunny skies with a high near 96 degrees and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms for the game.
The largest kickoff temperatures for home games under Smart occurred in 2019, 2018, and 2016, all reaching 92 degrees. Smart mentioned that the preseason practices have been among the hottest he has measured, with temperatures around 7 or 8 degrees hotter than last year and the first year of the nine-game SEC schedule. He expressed concerns about players' acclimation to game-like heat conditions, as they typically don't play games while practicing in such temperatures.
Georgia's high is forecasted at 97 degrees with feels-like temperatures reaching 103 degrees, according to Weather.com.
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