BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Florida Atlantic is stepping up in class over the next two weeks.

Way up in class.

A program that hasn't won its game in its own league - the Sun Belt - since November 2010 is now setting out to play two of the best teams in the nation, on the road, from the Southeastern Conference on consecutive weekends.

FAU visits No. 7 Georgia on Saturday, following that up on Sept. 22 with a trip to No. 1 Alabama. The school is 0-9 all-time against ranked teams, getting outscored 440-92 in those games, and they're 43-point underdogs against the Bulldogs this weekend.

The Owls say they're eager for the challenge. And Georgia coach Mark Richt says he expects FAU to be ``more excited about playing'' than worried about anything else.