Georgia Tech faces No. 12 Clemson at noon Saturday in the ACC opener for both teams. Tech is asking fans to wear white for the game at Bobby Dodd Stadium, where the Yellow Jackets have won six consecutive games.
The reigning ACC champion Tigers (1-1) come to Atlanta having lost their opener at home to LSU and beaten Troy in Clemson, South Carolina. Clemson has defeated Tech in nine consective games dating to 2014.
“I’m expecting them to come in here and have zero issues getting rolling. We’re expecting an extremely hard-fought game,” Tech coach Brent Key told the “Gramlich & Mac Lain” podcast. “My goodness, they’re 1-1 and got beat on the last play by a very good football team. It’s gonna be a heckuva challenge for us, it really is.”
Tech (2-0) is looking to move to 3-0 for the first time since 2016, thanks to a win at Colorado and a rout of Gardner-Webb, respectively.
Tech and Gardner-Webb have met once previously, a game won 10-7 by the Jackets in 2008 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Things to know about Saturday’s Georgia Tech-No. 12 Clemson game
Kickoff: Noon Saturday
Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium (51,913)
Line: Clemson -3; 52.5 total
TV: ESPN
Broadcast crew: Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
Streaming: WatchESPN app
Weather: 78 degrees at kickoff, 0% chance of rain
Tickets: Tickets are available on Tech’s official ticket site starting at $115 and via secondary sites starting at $106.
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Live updates
Follow along below for everything you need to know ahead of the game and live updates throughout.
Tech athletics issued a traffic warning Friday for fans attending Saturday's game. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.
The Georgia Department of Transportation is scheduled to resume resurfacing activity on the I-75/I-85 Connector through midtown and downtown Atlanta northbound from 9 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday and southbound from 10 a.m. Saturday through 11 p.m. Saturday.
Here is information to be aware of to navigate getting to and from campus on game day.
MARTA has train service its North Avenue station three blocks from Bobby Dodd Stadium. Rideshare services pick up and drop off for fans attending Tech football games is at The Varsity.
Single-game parking is still available on and near Tech’s campus.
As of Friday morning, Georgia Tech was just a 3-point underdog to No. 12 Clemson after opening as a 7.5-point underdog.
The ACC now mandates competing teams submit availability reports ahead of each conference matchup.
For this week, Haynes King's status was a focal point.
The Georgia Tech defensive coordinator was on the defensive staff at Texas when the Longhorns had to prepare for Clemson and quarterback Cade Klubnik in the first round of the College Football Playoffs.
The Yellow Jackets discussed this week how they are not making Saturday's ACC opener any bigger than it should be:
Columnist Ken Sugiura discusses how Saturday's game could be a defining moment in the tenure of Georgia Tech coach Brent Key:
https://www.ajc.com/sports/2025/09/a-defining-moment-in-brent-keys-georgia-tech-tenure-is-upon-us/
“Brent Key has done an amazing job down there. This is a tough, physical, well-coached team. They’re battle-tested, especially with Haynes King at quarterback. He is a warrior,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said, according to On3 Sports.
“This is also a rivalry game. It’s one of the older rivalries in college football. It’s always been fun to be a part of this game.”
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