How to watch Notre Dame football vs. Georgia Tech in Week 8
Notre Dame is leaving Indiana for the first time since playing at Texas A&M in Week 1. The No. 12 Fighting Irish (5-1) face Georgia Tech (5-2) in Atlanta this Saturday.
Below is everything you need to know about the matchup.
Key pregame reads
• How Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech got mojo back before facing Notre Dame football
• Three things to know about Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
• On Paper: Who has the edge in every facet of Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech?
Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech game information
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Date: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024
Site: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
Betting line: Notre Dame -11.5 (FanDuel)
Television channel: ESPN
TV announcers: Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (color analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
Pregame radio: Listen to Blue & Gold’s own Tyler Horka and host Darin Pritchett on 96.1 FM WSBT from 12 to 2:30 p.m. ET on Game Day Sportsbeat
Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network football affiliates
Radio broadcasters: Tony Simeone (play-by-play), Ryan Harris (color analyst)
Series facts: Notre Dame leads the all-time series with Georgia Tech 30-6-1. The Irish won the last meeting 55-0 in South Bend on Nov. 20, 2021.
Head coaches: Georgia Tech — Brent Key (16-12, second full season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (24-9, third season).
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2024 team records: Fighting Irish — 5-1 (W, 23-13 at Texas A&M; L, 16-14 vs. NIU; W, 66-7 at Purdue; W, 28-3 vs. Miami University; W, 31-24 vs. Louisville; W, 49-7 vs. Stanford); Yellow Jackets — 5-2 (W, 24-21 vs. Florida State; W, 35-12 vs. Georgia State; L, 31-28 at Syracuse; W 59-7 vs. VMI; L, 31-19 at Louisville; W, 24-14 vs. Duke; W, 41-34 at North Carolina)
Noting Notre Dame: The Irish have won four games in a row since the Week 2 loss vs. Northern Illinois and have averaged 43.5 points per game in the process. Notre Dame has another good shot of putting up points against a Georgia Tech defense that is not its strongest side of the ball. The Irish defense, meanwhile, has been playing at an elite level yet against under coordinator Al Golden despite losing three key players for the season to injuries. It’s a next-man-up mentality with this group, though, and Golden should have all he needs to dial up a nice game plan against the Jackets.
Noting Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets had not started a season with a 4-2 record since 2017 until this year … Redshirt junior wide receiver Malik Rutherford is just the 13th wideout in Georgia Tech history with 100 or more career receptions … Through six games, Georgia Tech was averaging an impressive 6.60 yards per offensive play; for reference, that was only five one-hundredths of a yard worse than in-state powerhouse Georgia (6.65) … Defensively, Georgia Tech had allowed 5.47 yards per play, tied for 67th in the FBS with Florida … Georgia Tech ranked tied for 13th in the FBS with none other than Georgia, plus Missouri, in red zone scoring percentage through Week 6; those three teams put points on the board on 95.24 percent of red zone trips … Georgia Tech’s red zone touchdown rate of 80.95 percent through six games ranked 11th in the nation; Notre Dame was one of the 10 teams with a better mark, checking in at No. 6 in the country with a mark of 81.82.
