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Ringing in the New Football Season

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Published September 2, 2022 at 9:31 AM EDT

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2022 College Football Kickoff Rings The Closing Bell® The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests to kick-off the 2022 college football season, today, Thursday, September 1, 2022. To honor the occasion, the University of Georgia - 2021 College Football National Champions, represented by President Jere Morehead, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, Athletic Director Josh Brooks, Coach Vince Dooley of the 1980 UGA National Championship Team and Hairy Dawg, joined by NYSE President Lynn Martin, ring The Closing Bell ®. Photo Credit: NYSE

Ringing in the new football season

Former Athletic Director Vince Dooley bangs the gavel after UGA President Jere W. Morehead rang the bell to close trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday to celebrate the kickoff to the new season. The Georgia Bulldogs will open against Oregon Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta. USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue and others joined in the ringing.