The N.C. State-Virginia football game is being relocated to the Cavaliers’ home field after organizers determined the game could not be conducted in Rio de Janeiro.
came less than three months before the Wolfpack and Cavaliers were set to open the season in Rio.
The Atlantic Coast Conference said in a news release that the change comes after 鈥渆xtensive review with operational partners and international stakeholders,” with event organizer Athlete Advantage recently informing the league and schools that the event couldn’t move forward as planned in Brazil.
The game was set to take place Aug. 29, in Week Zero on the college football calendar. The league and schools are working with TV partner ESPN and the NCAA to keep the game on the scheduled date.
The teams had originally agreed to a home-and-home nonconference series that wouldn鈥檛 count in the ACC standings since games were added outside the league scheduling model. Longtime league members from neighboring states don’t meet as often because of years of expansion amid waves of national conference realignment.
N.C. State won last year’s first matchup in that home-and-home plan. The Rio game was set to replace Virginia’s home game in Charlottesville, though as part of the league slate . Now it will be held at Scott Stadium in the more traditional backdrop.
Fans who purchased tickets or travel packages for the event through the official College Football Brasil website will receive refunds.
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