Three teams from ACC will be in action as the 2024 college football season kicks off this weekend, and one of them is SMU.
It’s gonna take a while to get used to that.
The slate includes one conference game, a showdown between No. 10 Florida State and Georgia Tech in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.
SMU will also be in action on the road against Nevada.
No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
Day/time: Saturday, noon ET
Series: Florida State leads series, 15-11-1
Last meeting: Florida State, 41-16 (2022)
ESPN: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
School Radio Feed: Florida State / Georgia Tech
Sirius XM Radio: Sirius XM 82 / Sirius XM 108 or 193
Sirius XM App: Sirius XM 82 / Sirius XM 84 / Sirius XM 955
Preview: After winning the 2023 ACC Football Championship, Florida State was also picked as the preseason favorite to win the 2024 championship. The Seminoles are 23-4 in the past two seasons, the best mark in the ACC and fourth in FBS, including a perfect 8-0 record in ACC play last year. The Seminoles entering the game having won 11 straight ACC regular-season contests. Georgia Tech is coming off of a seven-win season – its highest single-season total since 2018.
SMU at Nevada
Day/time: Saturday, 8 p.m. ET
Series: Tied at 3-3
Last meeting: SMU, 45-10 (2009)
CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)
School Radio Feed: SMU
Sirius XM Radio: Sirius XM 84
Sirius XM App: Sirius XM 84 / Sirius XM 976
Preview: With 11 wins in 2023, SMU posted its highest single-season win total since 1982. The Mustangs have totaled 18 wins over the past two seasons, marking the program’s best two-year stretch since 1983-84.
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