Georgia Tech football’s season opener moved to Aug. 29

Georgia Tech football’s 2025 season opener at Colorado has been moved up a day to Aug. 29, a Friday, Colorado, the Big 12 Conference and the ACC announced Friday.

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The Yellow Jackets and Buffaloes were scheduled to play Aug. 30 at Folsom Field. A kickoff time and TV designation have yet to be announced.

Tech, coming off a 7-6 season and a loss in the Birmingham Bowl to Vanderbilt, has never played Colorado before. The Buffaloes went 9-4 and 7-2 in the Big 12. Colorado lost to Brigham Young in the Alamo Bowl in December.

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The Aug. 29 game for Tech will be one of two Friday games for the Jackets. Tech is scheduled to play rival Georgia on Nov. 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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Chad Bishop

Chad Bishop is a Georgia Tech sports reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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