Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech: TV, online, radio information

Further, the game is critical to Georgia Tech’s bowl chances. With a loss Thursday, the Jackets would have to win all four of their remaining games (against North Carolina, Miami, Virginia and Georgia) to avoid a losing season and to become bowl-eligible.

Here is some important information regarding how to follow the action:

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

Date: Thursday, Oct. 25

Location: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Va.

Television: ESPN will televise the game. Dave Flemming is handling play-by-play. Greg McElroy is the analyst, and Laura Rutledge is the sideline reporter.

Streaming: The game is available online at WatchESPN.com.

Local radio: The game will be broadcast on the Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network, heard in metro Atlanta on The Fan 680/93.7. Andy Demetra is handling play-by-play. Sean Bedford is the analyst, and Wiley Ballard is the sideline reporter.

Satellite radio: You can listen on Sirius XM Radio Channel 108/193.

Here are five other things you may want to know:

» Virginia Tech leads the series with the Jackets 9-6, but Georgia Tech has won the past two and three of the past four.

» The Jackets left with a victory the past two times they played at Lane Stadium, after losing four of the first five games they played there.

» The Jackets have been outscored 101-54 in their three ACC losses. The Hokies have outscored their opponents 77-36 in their three ACC victories.

» Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech have played five times on a Thursday night, and the Hokies have won all five games, four times at Bobby Dodd Stadium and once in Blacksburg.

» Jackets coach Paul Johnson is 4-6 against the Hokies. His counterpart Thursday night, Justin Fuente, is 0-2 against the Jackets since Virginia Tech hired him to replace Frank Beamer upon his retirement.