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May 15th 2024
Georgia Tech football’s 2024 season opener versus Florida State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland will kick off at noon ET (5 p.m. IT) on Saturday, Aug. 24 and be televised nationally on ESPN, the Walt Disney Co. announced during its ad sales up front presentation on Tuesday.
The first game of the 2024 college football season will air on ESPN immediately following the conclusion of ESPN Gameday, which will also broadcast live from Dublin.
The highly anticipated season opener pits Georgia Tech, which finished 7-6 overall, 5-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play in 2023 (good for a tie for fourth place in the 14-team ACC) returns 16 starters in ’24 – including all-ACC honorees DL Zeek Biggers, OL Joe Fusile, RB Jamal Haynes, QB Haynes King, WR Eric Singleton, Jr. and OL Jordan Williams – against defending ACC champion Florida State, which finished 13-1 a season ago.
Similar to 2022 and 2023, the 2024 game will be the inaugural fixture for the College Football season and is included as part of ACC season schedule. Over 20,000 U.S. fans are confirmed to travel to Ireland for this “Week Zero” fixture.
The game is to be broadcast on ESPN reaching an anticipated live audience exceeding 3.5 million viewers in the United States. ESPN’s College GameDay, will broadcast live from Dublin city centre from 2-5pm on the day, launching the 2024 College Football season. This marks the first time that College Football’s premier pregame show will broadcast from outside the U.S. Sky Sports will also be showing the game to Irish and UK audiences.
Padraic O'Kane, Co-Founder and Director of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, commented, "This year's fixture, which will see the welcome return of Georgia Tech and the first visit of Florida State, will be the third consecutive season-opening game of the US College Football Season cementing Dublin's position as the European Home of College Football. We are excited to have this fixture attract 20,000 plus US visitors staying on average seven nights throughout the island of Ireland, in addition to 3.5 million plus live US TV audience via ESPN showcasing Ireland at its very best on a global stage. A full program of leisure, business, academic and sporting events will take place throughout game-week 2024 as part of the ‘Much More Than A Game’ steering committee enterprises."
General tickets for the sought out game can now be purchased on www.ticketmaster.ie/collegefootball and more information can be found at Aer Lingus College Football Classic across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for any updates over the coming weeks and months. To find out why it’s #MuchMoreThanAGame visit https://collegefootballireland.com
