CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Thursday, the ACC and its television partners formally announced kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2024 football season.
As previously announced, Clemson’s season opener against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Aug. 31 is slated for a noon ET kickoff. That Aflac Kickoff Game contest at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be broadcast on ABC.
The ACC announced Thursday that Clemson will play its home opener in prime time on Saturday, Sept. 7, as the Tigers will welcome the Appalachian State Mountaineers for an 8 p.m. kickoff on ACC Network. Clemson will then have one of two scheduled open dates on Saturday, Sept. 14, before returning to action against NC State at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 21. Kickoff time for that contest remains TBA.
–via Clemson Athletic Communications
Per the ACC’s full press release Thursday:
The ACC and its television partners announced the kickoff times and networks for the majority of ACC football games during the first three weeks of the 2024 football season. The announcement also includes the times and networks for the league’s Thursday and Friday night matchups throughout the 2024 campaign. ACC teams will play 22 games on ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2 from the games covered by this announcement.
“The 2024 ACC football season will make history with the addition of three new schools – Cal, SMU, and Stanford. Excitement is at an all-time high due to having the collection of the best quarterbacks in the country, our new conference schedule and the most challenging non-conference schedule in the nation,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “We eagerly anticipate our teams being prominently featured on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, furthering our partnership with Disney/ESPN following the ACC’s record-breaking viewership in the CFP era last…
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Publish date : 2024-05-30 23:08:15
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