MADISON (WKOW) -- UW Athletics announced on Wednesday that Wisconsin will kick off its 2027 football season in Ireland.

The Badgers will take on the Pitt Panthers on Aug. 28, 2027, in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

This is the first time Wisconsin has faced Pitt since 1967. The game is also just the second time Wisconsin has played on foreign soil; the only other international game the Badgers have played in was the 1993 Tokyo Bowl.

"For all of Wisconsin, our football team, along with our loyal alumni and supporters, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," UW-Madison Athletic Director Chris McIntosh said. "I'm looking forward to bringing the celebrated passion and energy of Badger nation 3,700 miles across the globe for the Aer Lingus

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