Georgia Tech’s postponed game against Syracuse was rescheduled, and Tech also added a game against Clayton State to replace its postponed game with Alabama A&M.
The Yellow Jackets will play at Syracuse at 7 p.m. Feb. 21. The game originally was scheduled for Dec. 29, but was postponed because Tech was on a COVID-19 pause. The Jackets will play the game after playing at Pitt two days earlier on Feb. 19 and before its home game against Virginia Tech on Feb. 23. With only a day between the Pitt and Syracuse road games, the team could travel directly from Pittsburgh to Syracuse rather than return to Atlanta.
Syracuse also plays Feb. 19 (at home against Boston College) and was to play at Notre Dame on Feb. 22, but moved that game ahead one day to Feb. 23.
Tech will play Clayton State, a Division II team, at 5 p.m. Jan. 23. That was scheduled for the Jackets’ open date. Tech was to play Alabama A&M on Dec. 23, but could not because of the pause. The game will count toward Tech’s record. The Jackets are now scheduled to play 31 games as originally planned.
Tickets and parking for the Alabama A&M game will be honored for the Clayton State game. Season-ticket holders who cannot attend the Clayton State game can exchange their Alabama A&M game tickets for any other remaining home game.
The Lakers and Jackets have played once, in an exhibition game before the 2014-15 season. Tech won 74-41. It’s the third time that Tech will have played a regular-season game against a Division II team in coach Josh Pastner’s tenure, following games against Tusculum in February 2017 and Morehouse in January 2020.
To accommodate the game, Clayton State will play three games in three days.
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