For Florida State and Georgia Tech, the Week 0 game in Ireland is going to be in unfamiliar territory.
The contest, which is being played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, is the latest in what has become an annual trend of college football kicking off the season overseas, dubbed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
While it makes for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a majority of those on the Seminoles and Yellow Jackets rosters, it’s a homecoming for one player — David Shanahan.
The punter for Georgia Tech is incredibly familiar with the area that he will play in on Saturday. Shanahan is a native of Ireland, growing up playing Gaelic football before transitioning to American football. He is believed to be the first native of Ireland ever awarded a full scholarship to play college football in the United States.
While it makes for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a majority of those on the Seminoles and Yellow Jackets rosters, it’s a homecoming for one player — David Shanahan.
The punter for Georgia Tech is incredibly familiar with the area that he will play in on Saturday. Shanahan is a native of Ireland, growing up playing Gaelic football before transitioning to American football. He is believed to be the first native of Ireland ever awarded a full scholarship to play college football in the United States.
