The 2024 college football season will officially begin overseas with No. 10 Florida State taking on Georgia Tech in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland. The conference showdown also kicks off an unprecedented year of ACC football after the league expanded to 17 full-time members with the additions of Cal, Stanford and SMU over the summer.
So, in a year of change, it’s fitting that the reigning ACC champs begin their pursuit of another conference crown in a most unique setting. Ireland has hosted games in Aviva Stadium, the home turf for Ireland’s national teams in both rugby and soccer, in each of the last two seasons and has future dates set for 2025 and 2027. It’s a one-of-a-kind experience for the players, coaches and fans but has come with some cost in terms of an accelerated fall camp schedule to accommodate the travel.
While pomp and circumstance of college football abroad will make for quite a spectacle, at the heart of this matchup are two teams with expectations of building on last season’s success. Florida State eyes another ACC title and with it a spot in the College Football Playoff after last year’s snub. Georgia Tech, meanwhile, has a ton returning from a team that finished tied for fourth place in the ACC standings and reached a bowl game for the first time since 2018. Any of their goals are still attainable with a win on Saturday, which brings midseason urgency to this early season showdown.
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2024-08-22 17:27:57
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