The 2024 football season is about a month away.
The Florida State University football team will soon begin fall camp in preparation for its season opener against Georgia Tech in the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN at noon ET on August 24th.
It will be the second time the two ACC teams have met in Dublin, and for FSU, it will be the first time in program history that the Seminoles will participate in international play.
This will be Georgia Tech's second time playing at Aviva Stadium. The school last played in the Irish in 2016, losing 17-16 to Boston University.
The ACC opener could be a benchmark for either side.
FSU finished the season 13-1 but missed the College Football Playoff, with its only loss coming to Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
This season will be a clean slate for Mike Norvell, who is entering his fifth season as the Seminoles' head coach.
So what kind of university is Georgia Tech? Let's take a look.
Who is the head coach at Georgia Tech?
Brent Key is entering his second season at Georgia Tech. In his first year, the Yellow Jackets went 7-6 (5-3 in the ACC).
FSU-GT all-time record
15-11-1, FSU
FSU vs Georgia Tech's final matchup
In their last meeting on Oct. 29, 2022, FSU defeated Georgia Tech 41-16.
Georgia Tech's top players
attack:
QB Haynes King (2,842 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, 737 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns), RB Jamaal Haynes (174 carries, 1,059 yards, 7 touchdowns), OG Joe Fusil
defense:
DL Zeke Biggers (40 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 1 interception), LB Kyle Efford (81 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception)
Georgia Tech's major departures and additions
Main losses:
S Jaylon King, DL Eddie Kelly,
Main additions:
TE Ryland Goad, TE Jackson Hawes, OL Kieran Rutledge, DL Thomas Gore, DL Jordan Vandenburg, DE Romero Height, DB Warren Burrell, DB Saeed Gibbs,
Remember former FSU quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke?
Of course, FSU fans will remember Weinke well.
Weinke is in his third year as Georgia Tech's quarterbacks coach, his second year as the Yellow Jackets' co-offensive coordinator and his first year as Georgia Tech's assistant head coach.
As a player, Weinke won the Heisman Trophy in 2000 as FSU's quarterback and led the Seminoles to a national championship in 1999. He was then selected in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft and enjoyed a seven-year career with the Carolina Panthers (2001-06) and San Francisco 49ers (2007).
Georgia Tech Perspective
Georgia Tech was young last season but had a lot of potential.
The Yellow Jackets could open the season with a close game and an ACC win, and for the Seminoles, it would be a chance to pick up where they left off and make an appeal as a playoff contender.
Florida State Seminoles 2024 Football Schedule
- Aug. 24 vs. Georgia Tech *Dublin, Ireland, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
- Sept. 2 vs. Boston College, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
- September 14 vs. Memphis
- September 21st vs. California
- September 28th at SMU
- Oct. 5 vs. Clemson
- October 18th Duke University
- October 26th (U) Miami
- Nov. 2 vs. North Carolina
- November 9, Notre Dame
- Nov. 23 vs. Charleston Southern
- November 30: Florida
- December 7: ACC Championship
Bold = Australian Central Committee
* = Neutral site
Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State University sports for the Tallahassee Democrat. He can be reached by email at PHolland@Gannett.com or X @_Da_pistol.
