Georgia-Notre Dame kickoff set for 7:30 p.m.

Georgia and Notre Dame will play in primetime in front of a national television audience Sep. 9.

The game is officially set for 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Notre Dame athletics announced Thursday.

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The matchup at Notre Dame Stadium will be the Bulldogs’ first road game of the season. The Fighting Irish will be coming off a home date against Temple.

The Bulldogs will travel to South Bend, Ind., after opening their non-conference slate at home against Appalachian State on Sep. 2. Georgia’s other non-conference matchup comes Sep. 16 against Samford.

Both Georgia and Notre Dame had evening matchups early last season as well. The Bulldogs opened 2016 at 5:30 p.m. against North Carolina in the Georgia Dome. The Fighting Irish opened the year at Texas at 7:30 p.m. on a Sunday.