SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Tuesday officially announced an agreement with AMB Sports & Entertainment and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority to keep the league’s championship game in Atlanta through 2026, with the 2017 contest marking the first inside new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

“Atlanta has served as an outstanding host for the SEC Football Championship Game for more than two decades and has been the perfect venue for one of the premier events in college sports,” Sankey said Tuesday at the College Football Hall of Fame. “We look forward to continuing a very positive relationship with Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Georgia World Congress Center as the home of our football championship.”

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority estimates the SEC Championship Game has brought more than $1 billion to the state of Georgia since 1999.

Details about Mercedes-Benz Stadium from the SEC’s official release:

The new home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, Mercedes-Benz stadium will open in 2017. The multi-purpose venue will feature flexible capacity expandable for football events such as the SEC Championship to up to 75,000 seats; a retractable roof structure inspired by the oculus in the ancient Rome Pantheon; views of the Atlanta skyline; a 360-degree HD video halo board that, at nearly six stories tall and 1,100 linear feet in diameter, will be the largest in the NFL and the world; an exterior fan plaza providing fans with pre- and post-game entertainment; and a technology lounge offering a unique game-day experience full of media content and full game-day immersion.

(h/t to SEC Sports and Mercedes-Benz press kit for all photos and renderings)

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