University of Tennessee Athletics
UT Welcomes Fans To Florida Game Saturday
September 17, 2008 | Football
Sept. 17, 2008
The University of Tennessee welcomes football fans to campus Saturday.
Kickoff for the Volunteers' game against Florida is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Neyland Stadium gates open at 1:30 p.m.
The traditional Vol Walk from Gibbs Hall to the stadium starts at 1:15 p.m., and the Pride of the Southland Marching Band leaves the music building at 1:50 p.m.
The game festivities kick off Thursday with the Big Orange Blast from 6-10 p.m. at World's Fair Park, featuring Pat Green, head coach Phillip Fulmer and the Pride of the Southland Marching Band.
About 8,500 Florida fans are expected at the game, and the university reminds all fans to exhibit good sportsmanship.
Because of 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.
Interstate closed near campus
As always, fans driving to the game are encouraged to arrive early. Interstate 40 is closed between Hall of Fame Drive and James White Parkway downtown, but all of the exits that lead to campus remain open.
Eastbound motorists have access to several exits: Alcoa Highway (exit 386B) to Neyland Drive, 17th Street (exit 387) to Cumberland Avenue or Henley Street (exit 388) to downtown. The last eastbound exit is 388A, James White Parkway.
Westbound motorists should use Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389) to Neyland Drive.
After the game, fans traveling westbound on I-40 should stay in the left lanes to avoid traffic delays where I-640 merges with I-40. Local traffic should use alternate routes westbound, including Middlebrook Pike.
For more information about the I-40 closure, visit Here or SmartFix40.
Game day policies remain same
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 readmitted.
Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the Knoxville Civic Coliseum and the UT Agriculture Campus.
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.
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:
• 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
• diaper bags that accompany infants
• small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars
For more game day information, please visit HERE.
