Syracuse’s season-opening game against Villanova, originally scheduled for Aug. 30, has been pushed up a day to Friday, Aug. 29, chief communications officer Joe Giansante confirmed.

Giansante said that the main reason for the change is to give people flexibility with Labor Day weekend.

It becomes the second Friday game on the Orange’s schedule, as SU’s Atlantic Coast Conference opener against Louisville is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3.

No kickoff time has been announced — none of the games on the schedule have set kick times yet — and there is not yet any TV information, either.

Syracuse’s season-opener against the Wildcats coincides with not just Labor Day weekend, but also the New York State Fair.

The Orange’s meeting with Villanova is the first since 1975 for the two former Big East basketball rivals.