Boston College’s Week 8 trip to Georgia Tech now has a start time, with the ACC announcing Monday morning that the Eagles and Yellow Jackets will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
That matchup comes after Boston College hosts Pitt this Saturday in a noon game, then heads back on the road for Oct. 24 at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. The meeting will air on ACC Network, carried by ESPN.
The last time BC played in Atlanta was Oct. 21, 2023, during Jeff Hafley’s final season on the Heights. The Eagles came away with a 38-23 win and stretched their streak to four straight after opening that year 1-3.
Georgia Tech nearly stole one in Chestnut Hill last season. On Nov. 15, the Yellow Jackets arrived with an 8-1 record and escaped with a 36-34 win after trailing 28-17 entering the fourth quarter. Former BC wide receiver Lewis Bond, now with the Houston Texans, caught eight passes for 106 yards in that game and set Boston College program records for career receptions and single-season receptions, passing Zay Flowers of the Baltimore Ravens in both categories.
Both teams are 2-3 overall, though Georgia Tech has the better league mark at 1-1 compared with BC’s 0-2. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 28-25 home loss to No.
23 Duke and will travel to Virginia Tech for a 3:30 p.m. ET game this week.
Boston College, meanwhile, is coming out of a bye after a 25-16 road loss to No. 21 SMU in its second straight defeat.
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