Georgia-Vandy postponement results in radical SEC football schedule restructuring

Georgia and Vanderbilt are not playing this Saturday and the SEC schedule looks far different as a result. 

Some conferences decided not to reschedule games during the 2020 college football season. That has not been the case for the SEC, which has been rescheduling games that were postponed due to COVID-19.

The latest postponement is Saturday’s scheduled matchup between Georgia and Vanderbilt. That has been moved to Dec. 19, with some stipulations.

A radical new SEC December schedule

This is where the fun begins. The game has now been moved to Dec. 19, unless Georgia ends up qualifying for the SEC Championship game on the same date. If that happens the game will officially be called off.

So how would that happen? Right now the Florida Gators hold a one-game lead over Georgia in the SEC East and also hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Bulldogs need the Gators to lose to Tennessee and LSU to have a shot. Georgia would also have to beat Missouri on Dec. 12.

The schedule madness continues in the SEC West. Alabama is sitting at 8-0 in SEC play with Texas A&M in second at 6-1. If Alabama somehow loses their next two and A&M wins their next two, the Dec. 19 matchup between the Aggies and Tennessee would be called off.

The way to avoid total madness is for both Alabama and Florida to win out. That would allow the SEC Championship to be played without more games needing to be called off. It will still be odd seeing the Championship played on the same day as other regular season SEC games. Yet, so it goes in 2020.

The Big Ten is facing the problem of one of its top teams in Ohio State maybe only playing five games. Conversely, the SEC is committed to playing a full season and having its top teams in the SEC Championship Game.

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