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CBS Sports sounds the alarm on potential pitfalls for Georgia in 2026

CBS Sports believes there are a few games Kirby Smart and Georgia should be very worried about.
Sep 17, 2022; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart directs his team against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images
Sep 17, 2022; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart directs his team against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images | Jeff Blake-Imagn Images

Georgia has to face one of the most difficult schedules in the country again this season. That may be nothing new to them, but it is a reason to enter the 2026 season with a little hesitation.

But which games should Georgia be most concerned about? CBS Sports shared which games they believe Georgia should be nervous about as they sounded the alarm for what could be a tough road ahead.

“The Bulldogs get a tune-up at Arkansas early, then host Oklahoma and Vanderbilt before traveling to Alabama,” Brad Crawford said via cbssports.com. “Florida and Ole Miss are the two toughest games during the second half, along with a battle at a hostile Sourh Carolina on Nov. 21.”

CBS Sports warns Georgia on a few difficult matchups on their horizon

This year Georgia gets a realtively easy start to their season. They begin the year with two easy non-conference games before hitting the road to open SEC play agianst Arkansas. Then they welcome Oklahoma and Vanderbilt to Athens which are two tough games that Georgia should feel good about.

That is when the "easier" part of their schedule ends and CBS Sports' warning begins.

Georgia's sixth game of the season is at Alabama which CBS Sports believes is a spot where UGA could really struggle. They also believe Florida and Ole Miss present difficult challenges along with a road game at South Carolina towards the end of the season as well.

Georgia absolutely could win all of these games, but their worst-case scenario could see them losing them all. Will that happen? Probably not, but there's a reason Vegas oddsmakers listed their win total at just 9.5 games this year.

Georgia should still be very confident entering this season and exect to win every game they play, but CBS Sports doesn't think it will be easy because of these four games on their schedule.

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