Florida State and Virginia Tech will kick off the 2018 season on Labor Day night in Tallahassee, Fla., the ACC announced Thursday.
The game, to be played Sept. 3, will mark the first meeting between the league schools since 2012. Because they are in separate divisions, their matchups are infrequent. But when they do play, interest is high. Since 2004, the two schools have combined to win eight of 13 ACC football titles (they each have four).
This marks Florida State's eighth appearance on the ESPN Labor Day Monday Night package, and Virginia Tech's fourth. The game adds to what already was an impressive opening weekend lineup for the ACC: Louisville plays Alabama on Sept.