THE FLATS – Georgia Tech athletics and Atlanta-based Veritiv, a leading provider of specialty packaging, facility and print solutions, have unveiled a historic partnership that makes Veritiv the first-ever jersey patch sponsor for Tech football while also naming the company the Official Sustainability Partner of Georgia Tech Athletics.
The agreement marks the first jersey patch partnership in Georgia Tech athletics history and connects two Atlanta-based organizations that share similar values and strong ties to the community.
The multi-year strategic agreement highlights a shared focus between Georgia Tech athletics and Veritiv on innovation, sustainability and making a positive impact throughout the community.
As part of the partnership, Veritiv will also have opportunities to work with Georgia Tech student-athletes through name, image and likeness initiatives.
“Georgia Tech athletics is thrilled to welcome Veritiv as the first football jersey patch sponsor in program history and as the Official Sustainability Partner of Tech Athletics,” Georgia Tech vice president and director of athletics Ryan Alpert said. “For a partnership of this profile, finding an organization that shares our values and vision is extremely important. Veritiv’s strong ties to Atlanta and Georgia Tech, along with its focus on innovation and making a positive difference in the community, made it an ideal fit. We appreciate Sal – a Georgia Tech graduate – and his team for believing in the continued growth and direction of Tech football and athletics, while also embracing opportunities to work with our student-athletes through NIL initiatives. We look forward to building this partnership for many years.”
“We’re excited to partner with Georgia Tech,” Veritiv CEO Sal Abbate said. “This relationship gives us an opportunity to showcase how our broad range of services, from sustainable packaging and concessions to facility solutions and operational support, can make a meaningful difference across an organization. We’re also eager to take this partnership beyond gamedays and help empower the next generation of leaders.”
As Georgia Tech Athletics’ Official Sustainability Partner, Veritiv is collaborating with the Yellow Jackets on three primary sustainability initiatives: minimizing waste and promoting circularity, creating more sustainable procurement practices, and leveraging data and innovation to increase resource efficiency. The partnership will also provide opportunities for Georgia Tech Athletics, Veritiv employees and the broader community to engage throughout the football season.
The Veritiv logo on Georgia Tech’s football jerseys will be among the earliest jersey patch sponsorships in college football history, following the NCAA Division I Cabinet’s approval of sponsorship logos on game jerseys, which took effect August 1. Georgia Tech is expected to unveil jersey patch partnerships for additional sports in the coming months.
Georgia Tech football will showcase the Veritiv jersey patches on the national stage when the Yellow Jackets begin the 2026 season against Colorado on Thursday. The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. kickoff at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
ABOUT GEORGIA TECH ATHLETICS
Georgia Tech Athletics features more than 300 student-athletes competing across 17 varsity sports. The Yellow Jackets compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics as an NCAA Division I and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) member while emphasizing academic achievement and preparing student-athletes for success beyond their playing careers at one of the nation’s leading public institutions.
Georgia Tech has established itself as an innovator in college athletics through initiatives such as the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, known at Tech as the Total Person Program, its commitment to providing athletic scholarships through graduation and the introduction of virtual reality technology in recruiting. The Yellow Jackets have captured five national championships throughout their history, including four in football (1917, 1928, 1952 and 1990) and one in women’s tennis (2007). The men’s basketball program has reached two Final Fours, in 1990 and 2004, while Georgia Tech baseball has made three College World Series appearances, in 1994, 2002 and 2006. Combining elite academics with high-level athletics, Georgia Tech has produced 107 Academic All-Americans.
ABOUT VERITIV
Veritiv Operating Company is a global leader in specialty packaging solutions, helping businesses improve efficiency and performance. Along with its packaging offerings, the company provides JanSan, hygiene, print and publishing products and services designed to promote cleaner, safer and more resilient operations.
Veritiv serves customers across numerous industries and combines a broad distribution network throughout the United States and Mexico with extensive industry expertise, global resources and teams around the world. The company focuses on helping customers improve performance and navigate an increasingly changing business environment.
2026 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TICKETS
Tickets for the 2026 Georgia Tech football season, including season plans, mini-plans and individual games, are currently available. Along with the season opener against Colorado, the Yellow Jackets will host a seven-game home schedule at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field that includes another major non-conference matchup with Tennessee on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The ACC portion of the schedule features home games against defending conference champion Duke on Oct. 10, Louisville on Nov. 7 and Wake Forest on Nov. 21.
Season Tickets
With one of the most appealing home schedules in program history, following consecutive sellout crowds to finish the 2025 season, becoming a season ticket member is the only way to secure the best seats for all seven home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2026. Each season ticket account will also receive a limited-edition Buzz/Ramblin’ Reck bobblehead.
Mini-Plans
Georgia Tech is offering two three-game mini-plan options, providing fans with a 15% discount compared with purchasing the games individually.
The White & Gold Mini Plan includes three of the season’s most sought-after home games: the opener against Colorado on Thursday, Sept. 3, Family Weekend against Mercer on Saturday, Sept. 19, and the homecoming matchup with Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 24. Prices begin at $115.
The ACC Pick-3 Mini Plan allows fans to select three of Georgia Tech’s four ACC home games: Duke on Saturday, Oct. 10, Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 24, Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 7, and Wake Forest on Saturday, Nov. 21. The plan starts at $96.
Single-Game Tickets
Individual game tickets are available for as little as $30. The newly introduced Wreck Deck premium experience inside the Fanning Center is also available on a single-game basis, with tickets starting at $150.
For more information and to purchase 2026 Georgia Tech football tickets, visit the Georgia Tech Athletics ticket website.
Georgia Tech finished the 2025 season with a 9-4 record, tying for the 10th-most wins in the 133-season history of Yellow Jackets football, while ending the year ranked No. 24 nationally. Tech climbed as high as No. 7 in the national rankings and appeared in each of the final 14 national polls, marking the program’s longest such streak since being ranked in all 16 polls during the 1999 season.
The Yellow Jackets also posted a 6-2 record in ACC competition in 2025, finishing tied for second in the 17-team league. Georgia Tech is the only ACC program to finish among the conference’s top four teams in the standings in each of the past three seasons.
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