Hokie ClubThe Chick-fil-A bowl and ESPN officially announced the long-talked about Chick-fil-A College Kickoff game between Alabama and Virginia Tech in a teleconference this afternoon. The game will be Sept. 5th at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and will be shown on either ABC or ESPN.
Here are some more specifics on the match-up:
• The payout for each team will be approximately $2 million per.
• The ticket allotment for each school is about 31,700 tickets. The Georgia Dome seats a little more than 70,000. As of right now, Virginia Tech does not plan to include this game as part of its season ticket package.
• The officiating crew will be from the SEC, with ACC officials in the replay booth.
• Virginia Tech is the home team in the game.
• Interestingly, Virginia Tech rescheduled a game with Cincinnati to open a spot on its schedule for this game. The Hokies will take on the Bearcats in Cincinnati during the 2012 season.
• Tech will play non-conference home games against Marshall and Nebraska, a road game at East Carolina, and this contest with Alabama in Atlanta.
• Last year’s Chick-fil-A College Kickoff game between Clemson and Alabama drew a 3.6 share on ABC – one of the highest ratings over the 2008 Labor Day weekend.
• The game will be part of a busy Labor Day sports weekend in Atlanta, as NASCAR holds one its races there that same weekend. Hotel rooms, thus, will be in demand.