

ET: Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)ġ0 a.m. ET: Georgia Team Walk built by The Home Depot (Inside The Home Depot Backyard)ģ:30 p.m. ET: Oregon Team Walk built by The Home Depot (Inside The Home Depot Backyard)ġ:20 p.m. ET: Tailgate Town presented by PNC (GWCC: International Plaza)ġ:15 p.m. Those in attendance can watch drum lines, step teams and cheerleaders on Marietta Street, directly outside the College Football Hall of Fame with a day off of action on Sunday.ġ0:30 a.m.

Team buses will arrive, and an area that stretches into the stadium will be sectioned off so that fans, cheerleaders and team marching bands can welcome the teams.Īnother event at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame’s Kickoff Game Football Fest. Players from both teams will walk as a team from The Home Depot Backyard into Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Located in International Plaza just outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, fans can enjoy live entertainment, food and interactive activations, as well as a variety of contests and giveaways at Tailgate Town. Reigning champ Bulldogs kicking off season against Oregon DucksĬhick-fil-A Kickoff: Bulldogs will see familiar faces on Ducks sideline

Live Bulldogs Game Day Kickoff special on Channel 2 to get you ready for UGA football The “Capital of College Football,” will feature an outdoor extravaganza at Tailgate Town presented by PNC, Team Walks built by The Home Depot and Kickoff Game Football Fest. Traditionally, winners of The Old Leather Helmet don the helmet on the field after the game, starting with the head coach and then rotating from player to player as the team celebrates its victory.Those attending the action this holiday weekend will have plenty of things to do around the area of the stadium in downtown Atlanta. The teams will battle for The Old Leather Helmet Trophy, one of college football’s newest rivalry-style icons.
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The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games also have a strong television viewership year-after-year, with more than 87.5 million viewers since the inaugural series in 2008. Clemson 50-34-2, but the Tigers have won the last seven contests, including a 14-8 victory last season.Īs the nation’s longest-running kickoff game, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game averages 67,064 fans – higher than the attendance of 43 bowl games last year – and has an average payout of $5.96 million which is higher than 30 bowl games during the 2022-21 Bowl Season. The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series vs. Georgia Tech will play in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game for the second time after previously facing Tennessee in 2017. This will be Clemson’s third appearance in the game, after facing Alabama in the inaugural Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2008 and then defeating Auburn 26-19 in 2012. “We’re looking forward to playing in front of a great crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a huge Monday Night Football television audience on ESPN.” Being the only college football team in the nation that is guaranteed to play a game annually at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a huge privilege for Georgia Tech football, and doing it in the season opener against a great opponent like Clemson only sharpens our focus as we approach the season,” said Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins. “We’re excited to open the 2022 season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. For more information, visit /footballtickets. A very limited allotment of tickets have been reserved for fans that still wish to purchase Georgia Tech season tickets or three-game mini-packs. Stadium configuration for the game will be similar to last year’s inaugural “Mayhem at Mercedes-Benz Stadium” game when Georgia Tech defeated No.
