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Georgia Tech, Clemson will kick off in primetime

The mascot of the Clemson Tigers shows his team support against the Florida State Seminoles during an Atlantic Coast Conference game on November 12, 2005, at Clemson Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo By Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
The mascot of the Clemson Tigers shows his team support against the Florida State Seminoles during an Atlantic Coast Conference game on November 12, 2005, at Clemson Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo By Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Oct 16, 2017

Georgia Tech and Clemson will kick off at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at Clemson Memorial Stadium, the ACC announced Monday.

The game will be broadcast on ABC or ESPN2, but will not be determined until after all games are played on Oct. 21.

The Yellow Jackets will play in night games on back-to-back weeks. Georgia Tech's homecoming matchup against Wake Forest in scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start Oct. 21.

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