ACC football's first week of football is highlighted by three neutral site games, including the conference's first game in Ireland between Georgia Tech and Boston College in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
You'll have to set your alarm clocks as the Yellow Jackets will kick off the season at 7:30 a.m. (EST) Saturday, Sept. 3, from Dublin. It is only the third ACC game played outside of the United States, Clemson-Wake Forest in Tokyo in 1982; and Clemson-Duke in Tokyo in 1991.
The other neutral site games include North Carolina facing Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta; and Florida State facing Ole Miss at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla, on Labor Day.
Here are the first week's highlights (all times Eastern):
Thursday, Sept. 1
7 p.m., Fox Sports South, Charlotte @ Louisville
7 p.m., ESPN3 *, Tulane @ Wake Forest
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 *, William & Mary @ N.C. State
Friday, Sept. 2
7 p.m., ESPN3 *, Colgate @ Syracuse
Saturday, Sept. 3
7:30 a.m., ESPN2, Georgia Tech vs. Boston College (Dublin, Ireland)
12:30 p.m., ACC Network, Liberty @ Virginia Tech
1:30 p.m., ESPN3 *, Villanova @ Pitt
3:30 p.m., ESPN3 *, Richmond @ Virginia
5:30 p.m., ESPN, North Carolina vs. Georgia (Atlanta)
6 p.m., ESPN3 *, N.C. Central @ Duke
6 p.m., ESPN3 *, Florida A&M @ Miami
9 p.m., ESPN, Clemson @ Auburn
Monday, Sept. 5
8 p.m., ESPN, Ole Miss vs. Florida State (Orlando, Fla.)
* -- ESPN3 is ESPN's digital channel. Subscription may be required.
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