On Wednesday afternoon, the Georgia Tech athletic department and football program announced a pair of changes to future schedules. One of them is a small date change while the other is the addition of a new opponent.
The first change to note is the simple date change, the Yellow Jackets matchup against the Northern Illinois Huskies will now serve as their season opener in 2021 after originally being scheduled for the end of September. It will the be the first ever matchup between the two programs. Georgia Tech’s full schedule for 2021 is now complete as they will face Georgia, Kennesaw State, Northern Illinois, and Notre Dame in out of conference play.