UGA named 2nd-best college football town in America

ATHENS, Ga. — Going to Athens and watching the Dawgs "between the hedges" is one of the best ways to spend a Saturday.

Sure, we may be biased, but there are very few environments like it in the country.

According to a recent ranking by "For the Win," the University of Georgia was ranked the second-best college football town in America.

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“For the Win” tracked social media activity among college football fans to create the rankings.

"Come for the great music scene, stay for the football," the rankings said about UGA.

Georgia was beaten only by the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

The Texas Longhorns in Austin, the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge and the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor rounded out the top 5.

CLICK HERE to see the complete rankings.

Information from JuliaKate E. Culpepper, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was used in this report.

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