University of Tennessee Athletics
Gameday Activities - Tennessee vs. Syracuse
GAMEDAY ACTIVITIES | |
8:30 a.m.- 11 a.m. | Development Office in Stokely open. |
9 a.m-12:30 p.m. | UTAD Ticket Office at Thompson-Boling Arena will be open |
Noon- 3:30 p.m. | Merrill Lynch Volunteer Village open at Humanities Plaza. |
12:30- 2:30 p.m. | 2001 National Championship track and field team will sign autographs at Volunteer Village at the Humanities Plaza. |
1:30 p.m. | Letterman's Room open at Thompson-Boling Arena. |
1:45 p.m. | VOL WALK--The Tennessee football team will begin its game day trek to Neyland Stadium beginning at 1:45 p.m. The team, led by coach Phillip Fulmer and team captains, will leave from the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center, walk up Lake Loudoun Boulevard to Volunteer Drive and then down Peyton Manning Pass to the stadium. |
2:00 p.m. | GATES OPEN--All gates to Neyland Stadium will open at 2 p.m. |
2:00 p.m. | WILL CALL OPEN--The ticket will call gate located at gate 21 will open at 2:00 p.m. |
2:20 p.m. | PRIDE OF THE SOUTHLAND PROCESSION--The University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland Band will make its way to Neyland Stadium beginning at 2:20 p.m. The band will follow its normal route of marching down Volunteer Boulevard to Andy Holt Avenue to Stadium Drive, stopping along the way to "Salute the Hill, before marching into the stadium through Gate 21. |
2:30 p.m. | KICKOFF CALL-IN SHOW--The Tennessee football kickoff call-in show hosted by Bob Kesling, Tim Priest and Jeff Francis will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the Tennessee Football Radio Network. The number to participate in the program is 1-800-688-8657. Tennessee Cellular One customers of Verizon Wireless can call free at *UT. The on-campus location will be at the northwest corner of Phillip Fulmer Drive and Andy Holt Boulevard. |
4:05 p.m. | KICKOFF--Kickoff for the Syracuse-Tennessee game will be at 4:05 p.m. on ESPN2 with Bill Curry, Dave Barnett, Mike Golic and Michele Tafoya calling the action. |
PREGAME | |
INDIVIDUAL AND SEC CHAMPIONS--Tennessee individual national and SEC champions in all sports will be honored for their achievements during the 2000-2001 season. | |
(FIRST TIME OUT) THE SPORTING NEWS PRESENTATION--The Sporting News will hold an official presentation proclaiming Neyland Stadium as the No. 1 collegiate venue in the nation. | |
HALFTIME | |
DONATION PRESENTATION--A $1 million donation will be presented to the University. | |
FOOTBALL HONOREES--The 1951 national championship football team will be honored at halftime. | |
PRIDE OF THE SOUTHLAND BAND--The University of Tennessee "Pride of the Southland Band will perform a classical music with tunes everyone will know. | |
STADIUM / PARKING INFORMATION | |
General PARKING Information -- There will be no general public parking on the Agricultural Campus during the 2001 football season. Handicapped parking and shuttle service will continue to be available from the Agricultural Campus. All parking on campus is by parking pass only. | |
KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM: General public parking will be available at the Civic Coliseum parking garage at a cost of $5 per car. Spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Shuttle bus service will be provided by KAT at a cost of $3 per round trip. Faculty and Staff attending the game are encouraged to avoid the campus area and use alternative transportation. | |
RV PARKING: There will be no recreational vehicle parking on the main campus without a permit. RV's will find parking at the Civic Coliseum and at the Blackstock Street lot located behind the Foundry at the North World's Fair area. The cost is $25 per day, with room for approximately 100 RVs and hookups for 20. Security will be provided at the Coliseum site beginning Friday after 3 p.m. KAT Shuttle service to Neyland Stadium is available. | |
CENTRAL ALLRIGHT PARKING: Approximately 40 lots in the downtown, Old City and Fort Sanders areas. Game day prices from $3 to $20. | |
TYSON PARK: A new parking lot will be available for about 300 vehicles at Tyson Park. The park will be accessible only by Concord Street and the charge will be $5 per vehicle. | |
ADDITIONAL GAMEDAY INFORMATION: The Knoxville Police Department suggests that drivers consider using Western Avenue and Middlebrook Pike rather than I-40 to get to the game. It also suggests fans leaving the stadium use Alcoa Highway to access Interstate 140, also known as Pellissippi Parkway, to reach points west of the city. Pedestrians are urged to follow officers' instructions while crossing Henley Street and Cumberland Avenue. With construction at the World's Fair Park, pedestrians will have fewer options to get to the stadium, so officers will be stationed at intersections to help direct traffic. | |
KAT Bus Transportation--Numerous KAT buses are designated for transporting fans to and from the Coliseum at a round-trip cost of $3 per person starting three hours prior to game time. There will be four buses running from the Farragut area to Neyland Stadium at a round-trip cost of $8 per person starting three hours prior to game time. | |
The Knoxville Police Department urges local fans to leave home at least 3 1/2 hours early. |