Eagles Host Georgia Tech in Ireland in 2016

Chestnut Hill, Mass. -- Boston College will host Georgia Tech in Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 3 in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic to open the 2016 season. The game will be televised on ESPN2. It will be the third time in six years an American college football game will take place in Ireland and the second BC will play on the Emerald Isle.

The announcement was made in Dublin at a press conference attended by Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Boston College, the home team in the matchup, will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. in the Yawkey Athletics Center featuring William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Brad Bates, head football coach Steve Addazio and the Mayor of Boston,…