ATHENS - Oklahoma State and Georgia will play a home-and-home college football series starting with next season's opener, Sept. 1, 2007, in Athens, as part of a deal brokered by ESPN that will include guaranteed television exposure for OSU next year.
Georgia will open the 2009 season against the Cowboys in Stillwater in what will be the first game at a completely renovated Boone Pickens Stadium.
``I think this makes a statement about how we feel about our football program and what direction we're headed with it,'' said OSU athletic director Mike Holder.
The contract was finalized Wednesday after Cowboy coach Mike Gundy approved the deal.
Gundy said he would not comment on future schedules until the 2006 season is completed, but Holder said he is looking forward to the game.
``I think it says a lot about our coaches' confidence in what kind of job they're doing, what kind of athletes we're recruiting and what the future is for our football program,'' Holder said.
``I don't know what the reaction of the fans will be. I hope it's positive. I know I'm excited,'' he said.
The 2007 game will be the first between the two schools since Georgia beat OSU 20-7 in Stillwater in 1947. The Bulldogs also beat the Cowboys in 1946, 33-13 at Athens.
As a reward for accepting the trip to Georgia, ESPN has guaranteed OSU two additional games on ESPN during the 2007 season.
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