Kickoff time for Georgia Tech-Miami completes unusual non-noon sweep

Georgia Tech’s Nov. 12 home game against Miami has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on regional sports networks, including Bally Sports South in Atlanta. In a disappointing season that has already witnessed a coaching transition, it’s a small victory for Yellow Jackets fans.

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The midafternoon kickoff for the Miami game – the last home contest of the season – ensures that none of the team’s six home games will have kicked off at noon. Over the years, Tech fans have bemoaned the seeming preponderance of noon home games that the Jackets have been assigned as they push tailgating into the morning.

In the past, fans went so far as to wag accusing fingers at the ACC and ESPN, alleging that they were conspiring to limit the Jackets’ exposure (and also ruin Tech fans’ tailgating experience). Aggravation might have peaked in 2016, when five of Tech’s six Saturday home games started at either noon or 12:30 p.m.

Tech’s chances for noon home starts were limited this season, as two of the six games were non-Saturday games (Clemson on a Monday and Virginia on a Thursday). The remaining four were at 3:30 p.m. (Ole Miss and Miami), 4 p.m. (Duke) and 7 p.m. (Western Carolina).

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