Marcus Freeman and the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish find themselves on the road in Week 8 to start a two-game stretch away from Notre Dame Stadium.
But the Irish’s Week 8 contest against Georgia Tech won’t be taking place at the Yellow Jacket’s home stadium. Instead, Saturday’s meeting between Notre Dame (5-1) and Georgia Tech (5-2, 3-2 in ACC play) will take place inside an NFL stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta, roughly 2 miles from Bobby Dodd Stadium.
It is the first meeting between the Irish and Yellow Jackets since 2021. Saturday’s neutral site game isn’t the first time Notre Dame has played an in-season, regular season game at a neutral site, nor will it be the last for the 2024 season.
Here’s what to know on why Notre Dame is playing Georgia Tech at Mercedes Benz Stadium, including why the Irish are playing several neutral site games this season:
Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech location
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta
Saturday’s meeting of Notre Dame and Georgia Tech is taking place inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the home of the Atlanta Falcons. It has a capacity of 71,000 per multiple reports.
Why is Notre Dame-Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium?
In 2019, Georgia Tech athletics, AMB Sports & Entertainment — operator of Mercedes-Benz Stadium — and the Peach Bowl announced a five-year agreement allowing Georgia Tech to play one game annually at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, from 2020 through 2024.
In fact, Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame was supposed to be the first game of that agreement in 2020, but the game was moved to Bobby Dodd Stadium due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notre Dame, of course, played as a member of the ACC that season.
