Georgia vs. Michigan in 2010? It Was Too Good to be True

I guess it was too good to be true.

Earlier this week, the University of Michigan's student newspaper, the Michigan Daily, reported that athletic officials at the school were working to set up a two-game series between the Wolverines and SEC power Georgia. According to the Daily, the teams were to play in 2010-2011, and the 2010 game would be the first at the newly renovated Michigan Stadium.

The reports caused quite a stir in Ann Arbor, Athens, and pretty much the entire college football world. And with good reason: Besides being a great series in its own right, the Michigan-Georgia series could have paired up with the Penn State-Alabama games already scheduled for 2010-2011 to form something of a mini Big Ten-SEC Challenge. Which would have been outstanding, of course.

Alas, one day after the Daily's story hit, officials at Michigan flatly stated that there was "no truth" to the report. Meanwhile, other outlets have pointed out that, logistically speaking, Georgia probably couldn't make the trip to Ann Arbor anyway.

In short, this whole thing turned out be much ado about nothing. Too bad.

But hey, maybe the Dawgs and Wolverines will end up playing anyway—in the Outback Bowl.

Photo: Mark Richt and Georgia won't be playing Michigan anytime soon. Unless it's in a bowl game. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)