Players and coaches will gather on the field at Neyland Stadium to sign autographs before the game as part of Fan Appreciation Day. Autograph signing will begin at 11:30 a.m. Fans may begin lining up for autographs at Gate 7 at 7:00 a.m. Gates will open at 11:00 a.m. For more on the game and Fan Appreciation Day, visit the Athletic Department website.

More than 50,000 fans are expected for Saturday’s game. Free parking for the game will be available in all unreserved university lots.

Following Saturday’s game, country music star Jason Aldean will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tickets for the concert are still available at KnoxvilleTickets.com. Parking for the concert is available at the special event rate of $10 per car.

Traffic congestion is expected as concert fans begin arriving just as Vol fans are still leaving the DISH Orange and White Game.

Football fans using the G-10 parking garage, the Andy Holt Tower garage, and other faculty and staff lots on the main campus must move their vehicles to parking lots designated for the concert if they play to remain on campus to attend the show.

Concertgoers are not allowed to bring backpacks or large bags into the arena. Video cameras or unauthorized recording devices will not be allowed into the concert.

For more information, call the arena management office at 974-0953.

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C O N T A C T :

Rebekah Winkler (865-974-8304, rwinkler@utk.edu)

Read the whole story at utsports.com.

Kickoff is set for 7:02 p.m. Saturday. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. ESPNU and ESPN 3D will televise the game.

Fans are encouraged to follow @UTGameday on Twitter for the latest updates on traffic, weather, gate information, and other game-day events.

Game Day Activities

Saturday is also Senior Day, when fourteen seniors on the football team will be honored for their contributions as student-athletes. The seniors will run through the “T” and join their families on the field for a special recognition to be held just ten minutes before kickoff.

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 4:45 p.m. on Volunteer Boulevard, near Circle Park. It will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue, down Peyton Manning Pass, turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way, and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band will begin marching at 5:20 p.m. near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, turn right onto Andy Holt Avenue, and then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans can attend the final College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at 5:00 p.m., Michael Knight, professor of English, will share details about The Typist, his latest and highly acclaimed novel. The event is free and open to the public.

From 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games and live bands, as well as appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

Stadium Security

University officials are advising fans to avoid purchasing “print-at-home” game tickets from vendors outside the stadium. These tickets feature unique bar codes that are good for only one use, but are easily photocopied and resold multiple times, resulting in unusable counterfeit tickets. In addition, there have been issues this season with counterfeit tickets in general, so fans should know the source of any ticket prior to purchase.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles, or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

This year, bags larger than 12 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones, and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a 3-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville, and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 5:00 p.m. Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will also close at 6:30 p.m. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A, and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State University is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. Fox Sports Network will televise the game.

Fans are encouraged to follow @UTGameday on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates on traffic, weather, gate info, and game day events, such as the Vol Walk.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 4:45 p.m. on Volunteer Boulevard near Circle Park. It will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue, down Peyton Manning Pass, left onto Phillip Fulmer Way, and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band, joined by the UT Alumni Band, will begin marching at 5:20 p.m. near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, turn right onto Andy Holt Avenue, and then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at 5:00 p.m., Casey Sams, associate professor in the Department of Theatre, will discuss “Creating Choreography for the Clarence Brown Stage.”

From 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games and live bands, as well as appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

Homecoming Events

Homecoming will be celebrated across campus, with many colleges and academic departments hosting gatherings for their alumni and student organizations, engaging in relays and challenges that highlight UT spirit.

At 4:00 p.m. Friday, the Homecoming Parade, with Grand Marshal Condredge Holloway, begins at the Rock and will travel east on Volunteer Boulevard toward Neyland Stadium. Alumni groups celebrating reunions will participate, along with young children dressed in their finest orange and white outfits. Following the parade, the annual Smokey’s Howl cheer competition will be held at Tom Black Track.

Party in the Park, a large tailgate, will be held in Circle Park starting at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Members of the pep band and cheerleading squad will be on hand as fans enjoy music, door prizes, face painting, and games for kids. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees can even take part in helping eat the world’s largest MoonPie, to be cut at 5:00 p.m.

For more information on Homecoming events, visit http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2011/10/31/homecoming-clash-tennesseans.

Stadium Security

University officials are advising fans to avoid purchasing “print-at-home” game tickets from vendors outside the stadium. These tickets feature unique bar codes that are good for only one use, but are easily photocopied and resold multiple times, resulting in unusable counterfeit tickets. In addition, there have been issues this season with counterfeit tickets in general, so fans should know the source of any ticket prior to purchase.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

This year, bags larger than 12 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a 3-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 4:45 p.m., Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. At 6:30 p.m., Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will be closed. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

To help fans unfamiliar with the game understand what was happening after kickoff, the program gave this description: “From this time until the close of the half, both teams are busily engaged in a mighty effort to carry…the ball over their goal line. When the ball is once over this much-coveted line, some player kicks it over the goal and a total score of six points is made.”

This football program and many others are being made available online for the public’s perusal. They are the newest addition to the digital collections on the UT Knoxville Libraries website.

Fans can read about the thrilling victories and crushing defeats, influential coaches and dedicated players of the Tennessee Volunteers. They also can reminisce about UT rivalries, retired Volunteer jerseys, and Smokey’s lineage and adventures. (Did you know Smokey II survived both a dognapping and a confrontation with the Baylor Bear?)

The collection includes programs and guides for home games and postseason games. Visitors to the website can browse by year, coach, guides, or postseason.

The Libraries’ University Archives has a nearly complete collection of Volunteer football programs going back to 1930, as well as a smattering of programs dating from 1904 to 1929. The library is scanning and uploading the programs in reverse order. To date, 246 programs (about 32,000 pages) going back to 1975 are available online.

Library archivists are asking fans who have old football programs among their personal mementoes to lend them to the university so they can be scanned and help fill in the gap of the Libraries’ collection. Contact university archivist Alesha Shumar at 865-974-9427 or ashumar@utk.edu.

To view the football programs, visit http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php.

For more about the Libraries’ digital collections, visit http://www.lib.utk.edu/digitalcollections.

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C O N T A C T :

Lola Alapo (865-974-3993, lalapo@utk.edu)

Homecoming activities begin Friday, November 4. The first UT Alumni Legacy Golf Classic will be held Friday morning at Williams Creek Golf Course. That afternoon, UT quarterback legend Condredge Holloway will serve as grand marshal of the traditional campus Homecoming parade. The parade showcases student organizations’ entries in the All Campus Event’s Homecoming competition and the second annual Little Vols in the Parade, with children age 10 and younger riding on decorated wagons, strollers, or tricycles.

The Office of Alumni Affairs’ signature Homecoming event, Party in the Park, will begin three hours before the football kickoff in Circle Park on UT’s campus. The event will feature live entertainment, the UT pep band, and cheerleaders, as well as activities for children. Two hours before kickoff, guests will enjoy the world’s largest Moon Pie, courtesy of the Chattanooga Bakery. The cost is $12 for adults and $8 for children age 10 and under.

Colleges and student organizations also will host reunion activities through the weekend. For a list of all event details including registration information, visit http://tinyurl.com/3sntrv2. The schedule of events includes:

Friday, November 4

The University of Tennessee Alumni Legacy Golf Classic
9:30 a.m. registration; 10:30 a.m. tee-time with lunch and awards to follow
Williams Creek Golf Course
Contact: Phyllis Moore at pmoore@utfi.org or 865-974-3011

The Parade
4:00 p.m.
The parade route begins at the Rock at Pat Head Summitt Street and travels east on Volunteer Boulevard. Featuring Little Vols in the Parade. Contact: Mandi Harley at mharley@utfi.org or 865-974-3011

Smokey’s Howl Cheer Competition
Immediately following the parade
Tom Black Track (rain location is Thompson-Boling Arena)
Homecoming Event sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Contact: BCPC at 865-974-4738 for more information

UT Singers Reunion and Concert
6:00 p.m. reception; 7:00 p.m. concert
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street
Contact: Terry Johnson at tjohnson@utfi.org or 865-974-3011

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
10:00 p.m.
Magnolia Café
Contact: Pug Fuller at pugfuller@email.com

Saturday, November 5

Party in the Park
4:00 p.m.
Circle Park
Cost: $12 per person, $8 child (10 and under)
Contact: Susie Orr at 865-974-3011 or sorr@utfi.org

College of Law Barbeque
4:00 p.m.
College of Law front patio
Cost: $15 per person
Contact: Lauren Herbstritt at 865-974-6691or LKH@utk.edu

College of Engineering Annual Alumni Homecoming Barbecue
4:00 p.m.
Courtyard between Ferris and Perkins halls
Cost: $12 per person, $8 child (10 and younger)
Contact: Christina Parsons at 865-974-2779 or engrdev@utk.edu

College of Communication & Information Open House
4:00 p.m.
Communication & University Extension Building
Contact: Andrew Shafer at 865-974-7073 or ccidevelopment@utk.edu

Alumni Band Lunch and Alumni Band March at Halftime
Registration limited to former band members and guests.
Contact: Terry Johnson at tjohnson@utfi.org or 865-974-3011

College of Business Open House & Pre-Game Lecture Series
4:00 p.m.
Haslam Business Building
Contact: Richard Todd at 865-974-8478 or rbrown@utfi.org

Pre-Game Faculty Showcase
5:00 p.m.
University Center Ballroom, Room 213
Contact: Lynn Champion at 865-974-5332

Riverboat Dockside and Cruise Party
9:00 p.m. boarding begins; 10:00 p.m. to12:00 a.m., Dockside Party; 12:00 to 2:00 a.m., Cruise on Star of Knoxville Riverboat
Star of Knoxville Riverboat, 300 Neyland Drive
Cost: $40, only 200 tickets available
Contact: Phyllis Moore at pmoore@utfi.org or 865-974-3011

Annual Black Cultural Center Festival and Tailgate
Noon
Grounds of Black Cultural Center
BCPC at 865-974-4738

Twelfth Annual Stompfest
8:00 p.m.
Knoxville Civic Center
Contact: BCPC at 865-974-4738

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
10:00 p.m.
Brokers, $5.00 at the door, no reservations
Contact: Pug Fuller at pugfuller@email.com

Friday, November 11

College of Social Work Annual Homecoming Gala
6:00 p.m. social, 7:00 p.m. dinner
Rothchild Catering and Conference Center
$30.00 per person
Contact: Karla Edwards at kedwards@utk.edu or 865-974-3176

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C O N T A C T :

Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, ablakely@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’s game against the Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. (ET). Gates open at 5:15 p.m. ESPN-2 will televise the game.

Fans are encouraged to follow @UTGameday on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates on traffic, weather, gate info, and game day events, such as the Vol Walk.

 Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 5:00 p.m., on Volunteer Boulevard near Circle Park and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band will begin marching at 5:35 p.m., near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, then turn right onto Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

The UT Institute of Agriculture will hold its annual Ag Day on Saturday, beginning four hours prior to kickoff. This year’s theme is “New Places, New Faces.” Some of the newest leaders of the Institute of Agriculture, including Chancellor Larry Arrington and John Stier, assistant dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will be on hand to greet the public.

Ag Day visitors also will have a chance to see the Brehm Animal Sciences and Food Science and Technology buildings, set for completion in spring 2012. Fans can enjoy live music, free ice cream and popcorn, an insect petting zoo, walking tours of the UT Gardens, and an opportunity to tour “Living Light,” UT’s nationally recognized solar house.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’s Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at 5:15 p.m., Tom Burman, professor and head of the Department of History, will discuss “Christians’ Reaction to the Koran in History.”

From 3:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games, live bands, appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

 Stadium Security

University officials are advising fans to avoid purchasing “print-at-home” game tickets from vendors outside the stadium. These tickets feature unique bar codes that are good for only one use, but are easily photocopied and resold multiple times, resulting in unusable counterfeit tickets. In addition, there have been issues this season with counterfeit tickets in general, so fans should know the source of any ticket prior to purchase.

With Halloween taking place two days after the game, university and law enforcement authorities are reminding fans that a Knoxville city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks in public places, including Neyland Stadium. Officials have announced the following additional security measures for the game:

• Fans wearing Halloween costumes will be allowed to enter the stadium, but will be searched to ensure that no prohibited items enter the stadium;
• No masks of any kind will be permitted, and will be confiscated if discovered, although face painting is allowed;
• Masks cannot be stored at any stadium gate;
• No props (including toy guns, swords or any simulated weapon) or artificial noisemakers will be permitted inside the stadium; and
• No banners, posters or signs larger than standard letter-size paper will be permitted.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles, or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

This year, bags larger than twelve inches by twelve inches by twelve inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

 Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 5:00 p.m., Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. At 6:45 p.m., Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will be closed. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Louisiana State University Tigers, currently ranked the number-one college football team in the U.S., is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. Gates open at 1:30 p.m. CBS will televise the game.

A “Rally on Rocky Top” pep rally will be held at 5:15 p.m. Friday, October 14, at the Gate 21 amphitheater on Phillip Fulmer Way. Head football coach Derek Dooley, the Pride of the Southland Marching Band, and UT cheerleaders are scheduled to appear at the rally, which also will feature giveaways for fans. Free parking will be available in Staff Lot 9 across the street for the event, which is free and open to the public.

Fans are encouraged to follow @UTGameday on Twitter for the latest updates on traffic, weather, gate information, and other game-day events.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 1:15 p.m. on Volunteer Boulevard near Circle Park and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way and enter the stadium.

The band will begin marching at 1:50 p.m. near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, then turn right onto Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at 1:30 p.m., Michael Best, associate professor in the department of chemistry, will discuss “Bioorganic Chemistry: Advancing the Frontiers of Medicine.”

From noon to 3:00 p.m., the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games, live bands, appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

A reunion of all former Torchbearers will be held at Circle Park prior to the game. The Torchbearer is the highest honor given to a UT student. In addition, a donation collection for the campus chapter of ROTC will be held outside Neyland Stadium.

Stadium Security

University officials say attendance for the UT—LSU game may be the largest of the season, and they are urging fans to arrive early.

“With LSU ranked the top college football team in the country, we expect a large turnout of fans, both inside and outside the stadium,” Jeff Maples, senior associate vice chancellor of finance and administration, said. “We’re asking everyone to cooperate by not waiting until the last minute to try to enter the stadium.”

Officials are also advising fans to avoid purchasing “print-at-home” game tickets from vendors outside the stadium. These tickets feature unique bar codes that are good for only one use, but are easily photocopied and resold multiple times, resulting in unusable counterfeit tickets.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Prohibited items include the following:

• artificial noisemakers;
• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

This year, bags larger than twelve inches by twelve inches by twelve inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a 3-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 1:15 p.m., Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. At 3:00 p.m., Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will be closed. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the University of Georgia Bulldogs is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. ESPN-2 will televise the game.

Fans are encouraged to follow @UTGameday on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates on traffic, weather, gate info, and game day events, such as the Vol Walk.

 Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 4:45 p.m. on Volunteer Boulevard near Circle Park and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band will begin marching at 5:20 p.m. near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, then turn right onto Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at 5:00 p.m., Jered Sprecher, associate professor in the School of Art, will lead the audience through “An Exploration of Humanity Through Abstract Painting.”

From 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games, live bands, appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders and the dance team.

Challenger, an American bald eagle, will swoop down into Neyland Stadium at the conclusion of the national anthem, just before kickoff. Challenger, who is cared for at the American Eagle Foundation in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., is the nation’s first bald eagle trained to free-fly into sports stadiums.

 Stadium Security

University officials say attendance for the UT-Georgia game may be the season’s largest, and they are urging fans to arrive early.

“The Georgia game is always one of our largest in terms of attendance,” Jeff Maples, senior associate vice chancellor of finance and administration, said. “We’re asking fans to cooperate by not waiting until the last minute to try to enter the stadium.”

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Prohibited items include the following:

• artificial noisemakers;
• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

This year, bags larger than twelve inches by twelve inches by twelve inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

 Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville, and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 4:45 p.m., Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. At 6:30 p.m., Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will be closed. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A, and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Bulls of the State University of New York at Buffalo is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. CSS will televise the game.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 10:15 a.m. on Volunteer Boulevard near Circle Park and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band will begin marching at 10:50 a.m. near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, then turn right onto Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at noon, Gladys Alexandre, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, will discuss “Research of the Microbial Kind.”

From 9:00 a.m. to noon, the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games, live bands, appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

Stadium Security

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

This year, bags larger than twelve inches by twelve inches by twelve inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville, and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 10:15 a.m., Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. At noon, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will be closed. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET for the Volunteers’ game against the University of Montana Grizzlies. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. VideoSeat pay-per-view will televise the game.

Fans are encouraged to follow @UTGameday on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates on traffic, weather, gate info, and game day events, such as the Vol Walk.

New Road, River Traffic, and Security Changes

All lanes of Neyland Drive approaching campus will be open for the football season as renovation work continues on the Henley Bridge over the nearby Tennessee River. Due to the closure of the Henley Bridge, after each home game, all southbound traffic will be routed to the Gay Street Bridge or the South Knoxville Connector Bridge.

Construction work on the Henley Bridge also has narrowed the river channel, reducing traffic on the Tennessee River and reducing the number of slips available for the “Vol Navy,” the traditional flotilla of fans who park their boats along the river prior to the game.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. This year, bags larger than 12 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches cannot be brought into the stadium. This is the standard in use by the National Football League and by a growing number of collegiate sports facilities. Items larger than this standard size, as well as other prohibited items, cannot be stored at any stadium gate. To assist fans, boxes demonstrating the proper bag size will be placed at stadium gates and bus loading areas. This should help fans determine if their bags are too large to be allowed into the stadium.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers;
• radios without headphones;
• open umbrellas;
• video cameras;
• stadium seats with arms;
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses; and
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

Fans can bring the following items inside the stadium, provided they meet the size requirement:

• cushions and seats without arms;
• small diaper bags that accompany infants; and
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones, and binoculars.

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. Fans cannot leave the stadium and be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000 feet in altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start at 3:45 p.m. on Volunteer Boulevard near Circle Park and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue. The team members will then gather at Circle Park, where they will pay tribute to the Torchbearer and the spirit of service to others that it represents. From the Torchbearer, the team will walk down Peyton Manning Pass, then turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band will begin marching at 4:20 p.m. near the Rock on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, then right onto Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to the Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its twenty-second year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free thirty-minute presentation by a UT faculty member. This week, at 4:00 p.m., internationally acclaimed pianist David Northington, professor in the School of Music, will present A Musical Tribute to a Great American: Aaron Copland.

From 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Pregame festivities will be available for fans of all ages, including interactive inflatable games, live bands, appearances from Smokey, Junior Smokey, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

Parking and Road Closures

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages all fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville, and Farragut High School. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

At 3:45 p.m., Phillip Fulmer Way, from Andy Holt Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the game. At 5:30 p.m., Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, and Estabrook Drive will be closed. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B. Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Pat Head Summitt Street is closed for the entire season.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/maps.html.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky is scheduled for 12:21 p.m. ET. Gates open at 10:15 a.m. The SEC Sports Network will televise the game.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start on Volunteer Boulevard, just east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then left onto Phillip Fulmer Way.

The band will begin its march to the stadium at 10:40 a.m. at the intersection of Pat Head Summitt Street and Volunteer Boulevard and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for its traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Faculty Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Brandon C. Prins, associate professor of political science, will present a talk titled “The Pendulum of Congressional Power: Partisan Opposition to Presidential Foreign Policy.”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from 9 a.m. to noon. Also on display at Volunteer Village is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

Saturday also is Senior Day, when the graduating seniors on the squad are honored for all they have done for Tennessee during their time as student-athletes. The seniors will be honored with a special ceremony 10 minutes before kickoff.

Stadium Security

This season, UT Athletics has introduced a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can text the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number, to 69050. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in West Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

Following the game, westbound traffic on Volunteer Boulevard will be rerouted onto Joe Johnson Drive and Neyland Drive to attempt to reduce traffic congestion at the intersection of Volunteer Boulevard and Cumberland Avenue. In addition, Clinch Avenue from 11th Street to Henley Street will be one-way eastbound after the game.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Rebels of the University of Mississippi is scheduled for 12:11 p.m. ET. Gates open at 10 a.m. CBS Sports will televise the game.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start on Volunteer Boulevard, just east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 9:45 a.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then left onto Phillip Fulmer Way.

The band will begin its march to the stadium at 10:20 a.m. at the intersection of Pat Head Summitt Street and Volunteer Boulevard and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for its traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Faculty Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Soren Sorensen, professor and head of the department of physics and astronomy, will present a talk titled “Nature’s Legos: The Building Blocks of the Universe.”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Also on display at Volunteer Village this season is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

To commemorate Veterans Day, a fly-over of Neyland Stadium will be conducted by a military aircraft from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base adjacent to the Knoxville airport. The aircraft, a KC-135 in-flight refueler, will fly over the stadium at the end of the national anthem prior to the start of the game. The crew members are Lt. Col. Gary Smith, Capt. Justin Wilson and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Buckner.

Homecoming Events

Homecoming will be celebrated across campus, with many colleges and academic departments hosting gatherings for their alumni and student organizations engaging in relays and challenges that highlight UT spirit.

A statue of legendary Vols coach Gen. Robert Neyland will be dedicated at 2:30 p.m. Friday near stadium gates 16 and 17. A section of Phillip Fulmer Way will be closed during the event.

At 4 p.m. Friday, Grand Marshal and UT System President-elect Joe DiPietro will lead the campus parade from the Rock, at the corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street, east on Volunteer toward Neyland Stadium. DiPietro will assume the duties of president on Jan. 1, 2011.

Party in the Park, a large tailgate, will be held in Circle Park starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Members of the pep band and cheerleading squad will be on hand as fans enjoy music, door prizes, face painting and games for kids. The tailgate is free and open to the public. Attendees can even take part in helping eat the world’s largest MoonPie, to be cut at 10:45 a.m.

For more information on Homecoming events, visit http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2010/11/08/homecoming-2010/.

Stadium Security

This season, UT Athletics has introduced a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can text the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number, to 69050. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in West Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

All UT faculty and staff will have the opportunity to purchase half-price tickets for Tennessee’s regular-season finale against Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 27. Tickets are $25 each.

There is no limit on the number of tickets you may purchase, so be sure to bring friends and family who are visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Order your tickets online by clicking here. Be sure to enter the promo code ‘UTEMPLOYEE’ before placing your order to ensure you receive the discount.

If you have questions or need additional information, call the Athletic Ticket Office at 656-1200.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Gates open at 5 p.m. ESPN will televise the game.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start on Volunteer Boulevard, just east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 4:45 p.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then left onto Phillip Fulmer Way.

The band will begin its march to the stadium at 5:20 p.m. at the intersection of Pat Head Summitt Street and Volunteer Boulevard and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for its traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Faculty Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Stephanie Bohon, associate professor of sociology and co-director of the Center for the Study of Social Justice, will present a talk titled “Place Matters: Characteristics of Cities That Attract and Sustain New Immigrants.”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Also on display at Volunteer Village this season is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

A total of 9,500 tickets have been allocated to Alabama fans, and the university reminds all fans to exhibit good sportsmanship at all times.

Because of strong demand for tickets, the university urges fans to be aware of counterfeit tickets when making a purchase from a source other than the UT Ticket Office.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in West Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

Stadium Security

This season, UT Athletics has introduced a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can text the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number, to 69050. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff is scheduled for 12:21 p.m. ET. Gates open at 10:15 a.m. The SEC Sports Network will televise the game.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start on Volunteer Boulevard, just east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then left onto Phillip Fulmer Way.

The band will begin its march to the stadium at 10:40 a.m. at the intersection of Pat Head Summitt Street and Volunteer Boulevard and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for its traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

UT Knoxville’s Native American Student Association is hosting a Native American heritage celebration Sept. 24-25 that includes participating in the pregame band march and halftime performance on Saturday. The halftime performance will include Native American powwow dancers representing the Cherokee, Choctaw and Seminole tribes. The UT band will play “Cherokee Morning Song” and the theme song from the film “Dances with Wolves.”

The UT Institute of Agriculture will hold its annual Ag Day on Saturday, beginning four hours prior to kickoff. This year’s theme is “Lean and Green.” Displays and informational booths will share the institute’s activities related to health, well-being, efficiency and environmental sustainability. Fans can enjoy live music, an insect petting zoo, walking tours of the UT Gardens and an antique tractor display.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Faculty Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Laura Howes, associate professor of English and interim director of the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, will discuss “Exploring the Utility and Beauty of Medieval Gardens.”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from 9 a.m. to noon. Also on display at Volunteer Village this season is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in West Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

Stadium Security

This season, UT Athletics has introduced a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can text the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number, to 69050. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Gators of the University of Florida is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. Gates open at 1:30 p.m. CBS will televise the game.

Tim Kerin Food Drive

Fans attending the game will have the opportunity to honor the memory of former Vol head trainer Tim Kerin and help their hungry neighbors at the same time.

The annual Tim Kerin Memorial Food Drive will be held outside Neyland Stadium to benefit Knoxville’s Second Harvest Food Bank. Collection centers for financial donations will be set up around the stadium prior to the game. Nonperishable food items will be collected at a Second Harvest drop-off point near the Communications Building.

Kerin, the long-time head trainer at Tennessee, died suddenly in 1992. The food drive has been held in his honor ever since.

Game Day Activities

The traditional Vol Walk will start on Volunteer Boulevard, just east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 1:15 p.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then left onto Phillip Fulmer Way.

The band will begin their march to the stadium at 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of Pat Head Summitt Street and Volunteer Boulevard and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Faculty Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Gary McCracken, professor and head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a nationally known expert on bats, will discuss “The Conservation Crisis of North American Bats: What Happens If We Lose Them?”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from noon to 3 p.m. Also on display at Volunteer Village this season is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in West Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

Stadium Security

This season, UT Athletics has introduced a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can text the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number, to 69050. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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C O N T A C T :

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff for the Volunteers’ game against the Ducks of the University of Oregon is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Gates open at 5 p.m. ESPN-2 will televise the game.

September 11 Tribute

Since Saturday’s game takes place on the ninth anniversary of the terror attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the UT Pride of the Southland Marching Band will perform musical salutes to honor the memory of the victims, their families and all Americans before kickoff and during halftime. A flight of doves will be released during the playing of the national anthem.

Game Day Activities

The start of the traditional Vol Walk has been moved in front of the C-8 parking lot on Volunteer Boulevard, east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 4:45 p.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then down Peyton Manning Pass, then left onto Phillip Fulmer Way.

The band will begin their march to the stadium at 5:20 p.m. at the intersection of Pat Head Summitt Street and Volunteer Boulevard, and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard, past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Christine Shepardson, associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, will discuss religion and society in “The Bible Tells Me So: The Politics of Biblical Interpretation.”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Also on display at Volunteer Village this season is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in West Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

Stadium Security

This season, UT Athletics has introduced a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can send a text message to 69050, including the word “VOLS” followed by a space, then the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a three-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

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CONTACT:

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET for the Volunteers’ game against the Skyhawks of the University of Tennessee, Martin. Gates open at 4 p.m. VideoSeat pay-per-view will televise the game.

New Look For Neyland

Fans approaching Neyland Stadium will immediately notice the dramatic new plaza at Gate 21, complete with an arched entrance, permanent bench seating, brick walkways and landscaping. Just outside Gate 21, a new amphitheater serves as the location for a live broadcast of the Vol Network’s Kickoff Call-In Show.

Other features of the newly-renovated stadium include:

• The Tennessee Terrace, a 1,804-seat area located just below the club seats on the west side;
• A large display area at Gate 16 that eventually will house a statue of Gen. Robert Neyland; and
• Large murals of legendary former Vols on the exterior of the stadium, featuring Neyland, Johnny Majors, Al Wilson, Peyton Manning, Doug Atkins and Reggie White.

Fan Text Messaging System

Starting with the Sept. 4 game, UT Athletics will introduce a fan text messaging system. The system allows fans to request immediate assistance from event management and security personnel through a text message.

From a personal cell phone, fans can text the location and details pertaining to an incident, including the section, row and seat number, to 69050. The fan then will receive acknowledgement of the message, and stadium staff, security or emergency personnel will be alerted and respond to the site. Standard text messaging rates will apply, based on the provider.

Game Day Activities

The start of the traditional Vol Walk has been moved in front of the C-8 parking lot on Volunteer Boulevard, east of the intersection with Lake Loudoun Boulevard. The walk will begin at 3:45 p.m. and will proceed down Volunteer Boulevard to the Torchbearer statue. The team members will then gather at Circle Park, where they will pay homage to the Torchbearer and the spirit of service to others that it represents. Following the visit to the Torchbearer, the team will walk down Peyton Manning Pass, then turn left onto Phillip Fulmer Way and enter the stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band will begin marching at 4:20 p.m. in front of the old band building on Volunteer Boulevard, march past the Torchbearer statue, then right on Andy Holt Avenue, then right onto Phillip Fulmer Way. The band will briefly pause in front of the new amphitheater for their traditional salute to The Hill, then continue to the stadium.

Fans also can attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ Pregame Showcase, now in its 21st year. Held two hours before each home game kickoff in the University Center Ballroom, the showcase is a free 30-minute presentation by a UT faculty member, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. This week, Cathy Leach, professor in the School of Music, will educate, entertain and demonstrate her favorite musical instrument in “Sound the Trumpet! Why This Versatile Instrument Is So Popular.”

The Volunteer Village commercial display area will be open on the lawn of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Also on display at Volunteer Village this season is the UT Zero Energy House prototype, created by a team of UT Knoxville faculty and students to demonstrate environmentally sustainable design.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the university’s Kingston Pike building, the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, the Old City and Market Square areas of downtown Knoxville and Farragut High School in west Knoxville. Limited public handicapped parking spaces and handicapped shuttle service to the stadium are available on the UT Agriculture Campus, off Neyland Drive.

Many area hotels also offer shuttle service to the game. Check with your hotel’s management for details.

Stadium Security

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include the following:

• alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers
• radios without headphones
• open umbrellas
• video cameras
• stadium seats with arms
• large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses
• weapons of any kind, including pocketknives

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

• cushions and seats without arms
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be re-admitted.

A no-fly zone extends over the stadium from one hour before the game until one hour after it ends, prohibiting flights within a 3-nautical-mile radius and lower than 3,000-feet altitude, except as authorized by air traffic control.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.

Season tickets and select individual game tickets are available at http://www.uttix.com.

DISH Network, DirecTV and AT&T U-Verse have announced their state of Tennessee channel numbers for Tennessee’s game Saturday against UT Martin.

Tennessee customers can order the pay-per-view game on DISH Network channel 461, DirecTV channel 783 and AT&T U-Verse channel 103, respectively. Home dish customers should order the broadcast by going to the designated channel and following the ordering instructions on their TV screen using their remote before Saturday’s kickoff.

Cable systems across the state of Tennessee also are carrying the telecast from the VideoSeat pay-per-view service. Fans may contact their local cable system to order the game and receive price information. ESPN GamePlan is offering the game to fans living outside the state of Tennessee via the ESPN GamePlan package. The game is blacked out on ESPN GamePlan and ESPN3.com in the state of Tennessee and cannot be ordered as part of any ESPN package.

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CONTACT:

Jeff Maples (865-974-3061, maples@utk.edu)

Brian Browning (865-974-3061, brian-browning@utk.edu)

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

We are concerned about the alleged activities of some members of the Orange Pride. Both university and NCAA guidelines are a part of the Orange Pride’s orientation and training. If those guidelines were violated, we will take appropriate action. Because of federal student privacy regulations, we can’t comment further.

Orange Pride is one of three student admissions groups that serve as ambassadors for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Orange Pride’s responsibilities include staffing university-wide admissions programs, providing campus tours, and hosting prospective student athletes and their families. There are 75 students, both men and women, in the group. These ambassadors interact with hundreds of students across the campus.

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C O N T A C T :

Karen Collins (865-974-5186, karen.collins@tennessee.edu)