Soccer
The opening of 2025 in Atlanta now gives Tech three future competitions against Gamecocks
ATLANTA – Virginia Tech will face South Carolina at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, August 31 or Monday, September 1, 2025. The game will be broadcast on ABC or ESPN. An exact start date and time will end at a later date.
The contest will mark Tech’s third appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game series. The Hokies previously played in Alabama in 2009 and 2013. The opening of the 2025 season will mark Tech’s first meeting with South Carolina since 1991.
“The Chick-fil-A Kickoff game has often become a showcase for the SEC and ACC to face each other in a high-level competition to kick off the season,” said Bob Somers, president of Peach Bowl, Inc. ” continue that tradition and renew an old rivalry between two historic programs. “
“It is an honor to welcome Virginia Tech back to the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game after 12 years, and we look forward to hosting South Carolina for the first time in the game,” said Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president, Gary Stokan added.
Tech previously announced that it would renew its series with South Carolina, which has its roots in the Southern Conference. The Hokies will travel to Williams-Brice Stadium to face South Carolina in 2034, with Gamecocks making the journey back. to Blacksburg in 2035.
“We are excited to be playing the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against South Carolina to open the 2025 season,” said Athletics Technical Director Whit Babcock said. “We are looking forward to presenting our program in front of a national television audience at one of the country’s leading sports venues, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. I am confident that we will see a strong contingent of our fan base rooting for the Hokies in their inaugural game at that location and visiting the College Football Hall of Fame that weekend. We are very confident about the strength of our programming going forward, as well as its appeal to technology fans across the country. “
“Our team is always looking forward to the opportunity to play in ‘trophy games’ and I’m sure our team is happy with the chance to compete for the ‘The Old Leather Helmet’ trophy against South Carolina in the game Chick-fil-A Kickoff 2025, ‘Virginia Tech Head Coach Justin Fuente said. “I know our players like to play in NFL stadiums and I’m sure our fans will also enjoy rooting for the Hokies while facing an SEC opponent at the Mercedes-Benz stadium.”
The addition of 2025 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against South Carolina for Tech’s future opponents brings the total number of future games against SEC opponents up to nine disputes for the Hokies. Tech previously announced that Alabama, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt had agreed to games at home and at home with the Hokies.
Tech currently has 22 off-conference games against Power Five squads on its future agendas, including resuming its series on campus with former BIG EAST rival West Virginia with games in Morgantown, WV (09/18/21) ) and Blacksburg (09/24/2022). In addition, the Hokies have six meetings with Notre Dame on the agenda, including a visit to Lane Stadium by Fighting Irish on October 9 this season.
Virginia Tech and South Carolina are former members of the Southern Conference and have met 20 times. The series started when the VPI recorded a 34-0 victory over South Carolina at Roanoke on November 18, 1905. Gamecocks have an 11-7-2 lead in the all-time series. The most recent encounter resulted in a 28-21 victory for South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in 1991. Tech’s most recent victory against South Carolina was a 31-17 victory at Columbia on October 12, 1974.
Each team will receive their own share of tickets for the game and additional tickets will be sold at the box office of Peach Bowl, Inc. Tickets will be available for sale to the public in early 2025. For more information, visit Chick-fil-AKickoffGame.com .
VIRGINIA TECH FUTURE POWER FIVE
NON-CONFERENCE OPONENTS
| 09/18/2021 | in West Virginia |
| 9/24/2022 | West Virginia |
| 09/09/2023 | Purdue |
| 09/16/2023 | at Rutgers |
| 08/31/2024 | at Vanderbilt (Nissan Stadium – Nashville) |
| 9/21/2024 | Rutgers |
| 08/31 or 09/01/2025 | South Carolina (Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta) |
| 09/06/2025 | Vanderbilt |
| 9/19/2026 | in Maryland |
| 09/18/2027 | Maryland |
| 09/16/2028 | in Maryland |
| 9/15/2029 | Maryland |
| 09/08/2029 | in arizona |
| 08/30/2030 | Arizona |
| 9/12/2031 | Wisconsin |
| 09/04/2032 | Olé Miss |
| 09/18/2032 | in Wisconsin |
| 9/2/2034 | Alabama |
| 09/16/2034 | in South Carolina |
| 9/1/2035 | in alabama |
| 9/15/2035 | South Carolina |
| 09/05/2037 | in Ole Miss |