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ACC, ESPN announce time for Georgia Tech, Tennessee matchup

A general view of Bobby Dodd Stadium during the game between the Georgia Tech Yellow and the Miami Hurricanes on October 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
A general view of Bobby Dodd Stadium during the game between the Georgia Tech Yellow and the Miami Hurricanes on October 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
May 25, 2017

The Chick-fil-A Kickoff game between Georgia Tech and Tennessee at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will kick off at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, ESPN and the ACC announced Thursday.

ESPN will televise the Tech game.

The ACC and ESPN released the times for six football games that will air nationally on ESPN or ABC in the first three weeks of the 2017 college football season.

The ACC and ESPN also announced the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Florida State and Alabama on Sept. 2 will kick off at 8 p.m. on ABC. The game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and is one of three ACC games to air on ESPN or ABC during opening weekend.

The full schedule of games ESPN and the ACC announced Thursday can be read below.

Saturday, Sept. 2

Kent State at Clemson at Noon, ESPN

NC State vs. South Carolina at 3 p.m., ESPN (Belk College Kickoff Game, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.)

Florida State vs. Alabama at 8 p.m., ABC (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.)

Sunday, Sept. 3

West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech at 7:30 p.m., ABC (FedEx Field, Landover, Md.)

Monday, Sept. 4

Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech at 8 p.m., ESPN (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.)

Saturday, Sept. 16

Miami at Florida State at 8 p.m., ABC

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