FEEL THE COLLEGE GAME DAY RUSH Athens is the territory of the University of Georgia (UGA) Bulldogs , who won back-to-back College Football Playoff National Championships in 2022 and 2023. Sipping a local beer and savoring fall breezes amid a sea of red-and-black-clad fans all-out screaming, “Go Dawgs!” is an unbeatable experience. And UGA has more than football on its roster: catch the Georgia GymDogs women’s gymnastics team in action late winter through early spring; they’ve tumbled their way to more NCAA titles than any other team in the sport’s history. In Statesboro , fall means the Georgia Southern University Eagles rule the football field. Or, in Atlanta , join thunderous crowds bellowing in support of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets or Georgia State University Panthers . Both schools’ basketball teams have made appearances in the NCAA’s March Madness, as have the Kennesaw State University Owls . DISCOVER THE PLACES WHERE LEGENDS WERE MADE Breaking barriers and records are just part of our game. After all, this is the land in which Hank Aaron cracked his 715th home run, shattering Babe Ruth’s 39-year streak at the top of the leaderboard. And among the many athletes born here are baseball’s Ty Cobb, boxing’s Sugar Ray Robinson, and track and field’s Alice Coachman – the first Black woman in the world to win an Olympic gold medal. At the Ty Cobb Museum in the center fielder’s birthplace of Royston , learn about Cobb’s life via a colorful array of Coca-Cola promotional materials, bats engraved with career milestones, and curated photo collections. In Dawsonville , discover where stock car racing began – and where the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame keeps the legacy alive. Race fans can geek out over custom and classic cars, channel their inner Chase Elliott in race simulators, and trace NASCAR’s moonshine-fueled roots to Georgia’s winding back roads. 12 #EXPLOREGEORGIA DOOLEY FIELD AT SANFORD STADIUM, ATHENS | UGA SPORTS COMMS, MACKENZIE MILES
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