Oct 8, 2011; Knoxville,TN, USA; A general view of Neyland Stadium prior to the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Tennessee’s annual Orange and White spring game will be played Saturday at 2:00 pm. Fans will be able to get autographs from Butch Jones, assistant coaches and players from 11:30 – 12:30 on the field at Neyland. You can begin lining up at 7:00 am and gate 7 will open at 11:00 am. Fans can bring one item to be autographed.
Admission to the event is free.
Fans not attending the autograph session can enter the gates at 12:30 pm.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and will be shown on ESPNU on April 22nd at 9:00 pm est.
Fans and players have been reaching out on Twitter, hoping to break the attendance record for the Orange and White game. The record was set in 1986 at 73,801. In 2009 51,488 fans attended for Lane Kiffin’s first (and only) spring game.
Last year 35,421 fans attended.
Here’s what fans, players and coaches are saying on Twitter.
VOL NATION Let's break the record of 76K in Neyland for the Orange & White game! Let's #PackTheHouse #FillNeyland #VolByVol!!
— Antone Davis (@Antone_Davis) April 14, 2013
80k or im off twitter RT @FillNeyland: @bmoore3vfl how many are you expecting Saturday?!?!
— Byron Moore (@bmoore3vfl) April 16, 2013
Make sure to comment below and let us know if you’ll be attending the Orange & White game this Saturday!