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2026 ALCFC
August 19th 2026
TCU and the University of North Carolina will face off in Dublin on 29 August, with live coverage on ESPN and TG4.
The 2026 Aer Lingus College Football Classic is just days away and Aviva Stadium is proud to once again be the home of the year's first college football game on Saturday 29 August.
The game will be broadcast in Ireland on TG4, with coverage starting at 16:40 IT. This will be the second time TG4 has broadcast the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, as it covered the 2024 fixture between Georgia Tech and Florida State University.
In the United States, the game will be broadcast on ESPN with the game kicking off at 12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST.
Want to be there in person? There's still time! Visit ticketmaster.ie today to secure your tickets and be there for college football's first game day of 2026.
