Gameday Central: Georgia Tech at Florida State

Georgia Tech at Florida State - 3:30 PM ET

Watch: ABC (more on how to watch)

Listen: ‘Nole Radio Network

Weather: Tallahassee has been dealing with afternoon showers and thunderstorms this week. Today looks to be the same. There will be a 40 or so percent chance of thunderstorms throughout the game. Mentally prepare yourself now for lightning delays. Temperature will be around 88 at kickoff and 83 by the end of the game. Winds ENE at 11 mph.

The Spread: The game opened with Florida State as an 11 point favorite. Florida State now sits as a 12 to 12.5 point favorite. Read more about the spread here.

Game Coverage: Seminole Wrap Pod, Opponent Q&A, Staff Predictions, Advanced Stats Breakdown, Video - Scouting GT, Video - 2020 FSU , Familiar GT QB

Not exactly the kind of a season opener everyone was hoping to have for new Coach Mike Norvell. We’ll have the smallest number of fans in the stands since 2019. There’s no tailgating, no band, no photographers on the field. The atmosphere will look like a sleepy spring game. But this is a real, ACTUAL, football game and it is in conference to boot.

We’ve been calling this season Year -1 for Coach Norvell because of the chaos and new protocols surrounding the insanity that is the 2020 football season. Distractions are a football programs kyrptonite, and we’ve had a decades worth of distractions crammed into six months. It’s a minor miracle the new staff has been able get us to this point.

None of that matters this afternoon. The players will put on the garnet and gold. There will be hits, catches, runs, tackles, and hopefully lots of touchdowns for the ‘Noles. A rebuild has to start somewhere and today is as good as any day in the year 2020. We finally get to see just how much more competent this team is. It’s football. Finally.

Georgia Tech at Florida State Game Thread

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter/Halftime

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Rooting Guide: There’s other actual ACC games on today. It’s never too early for football hatin’. We’ve got the info on the games you should pay attention to. Let the hate flow. Use this page to discuss today’s noon games and games after the Florida State game.