Georgia Tech will play Jacksonville State in 2017, a game at Bobby Dodd Stadium in the second week of the season. The Sept. 9 game will follow Tech’s first-ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in the first week of the season.
The Yellow Jackets could well be playing one of the most competitive teams in FCS that season. Jacksonville State was a No. 3 seed in last year’s FCS playoffs and finished 10-2. It was the second consecutive postseason berth for the Gamecocks, who started this season No. 9 in the FCS coaches poll. Jacksonville State is often fortified by transfers from FBS schools.