The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, welcomes fans to campus Saturday for the Volunteers' game against the Blazers of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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 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.
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.
For more information on game day parking, including a map of campus parking areas, visit http://web.utk.edu/~pso/athletic.php.
 

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