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PITTSBURGH -- The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday that the kickoff time for the Pitt home game with Georgia Tech will be 7:30 p.m.
The game is slated for Saturday, Oct. 31, and it will be televised live on ESPN2.
Pittsburgh won at Georgia Tech last year, 42-28.
Ex-NC State coach dies
Chuck Amato, the longtime Florida State assistant football coach who went on to lead his alma mater at N.C. State for seven seasons, died at the age of 80.
Amato died early Monday at his Raleigh home under hospice care, the school announced on its athletics website. Amato had previously battled throat cancer and eventually lost his voice.
Amato led the Wolfpack from 2000-06, highlighted by the four-year career of eventual NFL star quarterback Philip Rivers and an 11-win season in 2002 that stands as the program's only season with double-digit wins in its history.
He did it with flair, from his barrel-chested bravado to attention-grabbing choices for sunglasses and sneakers as he roamed the sideline for the program he played for in the 1960s.
Elsewhere in sports:
– The Athletics hired Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations, two months after saying former general manager David Forst would not return next season. The franchise made the move on Monday, hoping it helps the team in its final year in West Sacramento and for the 2028 season in Las Vegas. Taylor spent the previous two years with the Boston Red Sox as assistant general manager and worked for the Tampa Bay Rays for seven seasons. The Athletics were 64-98 this past season.