Notre Dame football announces kickoff time, TV information for Georgia Tech game
Nine days from now, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for a game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Now they know when that game on Oct. 19 will kick off.
Notre Dame’s first-ever game at the venue that opened in 2017 will get going at 3:30 pm. ET p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Notre Dame and Georgia Tech have played 37 previous times. The Irish own an all-time record of 30-6-1 in the series. The Irish beat the Yellow Jackets 55-0 on Nov. 20, 2021 in the last game between the two programs. It was the only shutout for the Notre Dame defense in now-head coach Marcus Freeman‘s only year seas ND’s defensive coordinator.
Georgia Tech started its 2024 season with a Week 0 victory over Florida State in Dublin, Ireland. Since then, the Seminoles have stumbled to a 1-5 record. The Yellow Jackets ‘Georgia Tech started its 2024 season with a Week 0 victory over Florida State in Dublin, Ireland. Since then, the Seminoles have stumbled to a 1-5 record.
The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, are 4-2 with losses to Syracuse and Louisville. They face North Carolina this week before staying in their home city to host Notre Dame at the home of the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8.
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It’ll be the first of three games at a neutral site for Notre Dame this season. The Fighting Irish face Navy at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on Oct. 26 and Army at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 23.
ESPN’s Football Power Index predictive model gives the Irish an 81.1 percent chance to beat the Yellow Jackets. Notre Dame has had a strong record against ACC competition in the regular season lately, but some of that good will was squandered in losses to Louisville and Clemson last season.
This year, Notre Dame is 1-0 against ACC opponents so far with a 31-24 victory over Louisville. The Irish face Stanford this week for their second ACC game of the season in addition to Florida state and Virginia at home in November.
Wins over those teams won’t do anything for Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff résumé, and a victory over the Yellow Jackets is in that same category. But the Irish still need every win they can get to be in the CFP running come December. It’s a must-win for ND in Atlanta.
