Clemson vs. NC State Football Game Moved

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Clemson, SC-Clemson's football game with NC State at Clemson Memorial

Stadium has been moved from Saturday, October 26th to Thursday,

October 24th. The Thursday evening game will be televised nationally

by ESPN and will kickoff at 7:45 PM. ESPN's Thursday night prime

time crew of Mike Tirico, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit will

broadcast the game.

This will be just the second home Thursday night game at

Clemson. In 1998 the Tigers played Georgia Tech in a Thursday night

ESPN game. The announcement also means Clemson will have at least

four of its first eight games televised nationally on ESPN.

The network previously announced that the Clemson at Georgia game on

August 31 and the Clemson at Florida State game set for Thursday,

October 3, also would be on the network. The Clemson vs. Georgia

Tech game on September 14th has also been chosen by ESPN.

Both Clemson and NC State will have the same amount of time

to prepare for the October 24th game. Clemson will play host to

Wake Forest the previous Saturday, October 19th, while NC State will

play Duke at Carter-Finley Stadium.

In making the schedule change, Clemson was guaranteed by the

ACC that its game with Georgia Tech on September 14th would start at

12:00 Noon and that its homecoming game with Wake Forest on October

19th would be an afternoon game, either 12:00 Noon, or 3:30 PM. This

will allow Clemson fans to plan for an afternoon game on homecoming

weekend.

"The exposure for Clemson University and the football program

on the Thursday night ESPN package is second to none," said Clemson

Head Coach Tommy Bowden. "This will give us four ESPN games

within the first eight games of the season. That will be a big

boost to recruiting.

"We know our administration, players, coaches and fan base

prefer an early afternoon game. This agreement guarantees that

our first four home games will be in the afternoon, allowing everyone

to make their plans earlier than normal."

Clemson 2002 Schedule


Date		Opponent        	Time	TV	Special Day


Aug.	31	at Georgia       	7:45 PM	ESPN


Sept.	7	LOUISIANA TECH  	1:00 PM		IPTAY/Tiger Cub


Sept.	14	GEORGIA TECH    	12:00 Noon	ESPN	Hall of Fame


Sept.	21	BALL STATE      	1:00 PM		ACC 50-Year Celebration


Oct.	3	at Florida State	7:45 PM	ESPN


Oct.	12	at Virginia       	TBA


Oct.	19	WAKE FOREST     	Afternoon       Homecoming/Parents


Oct.	24	NC STATE           	7:45 PM	ESPN


Nov.	2	at Duke         	TBA


Nov.	9	at North Carolina	TBA


Nov.	16	MARYLAND        	TBA		Military Appreciation


Nov.	23	SOUTH CAROLINA  	TBA		100th Game Celebration

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