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Tennessee football releases attendance plan amid COVID-19

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Here is the Tennessee football Volunteers’ Neyland Stadium policy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current UT students and active Tennessee Fund donors with season tickets will receive priority for 2020 Tennessee football tickets at Neyland Stadium this year. The Vols announced the stadium will be at about 25 percent capacity for its home opener Oct. 3 against the Missouri Tigers.

According to a release from the university, this is a tentative plan to deal with adjusted seating at the stadium amid the coronavirus pandemic. As of right now, it’s confirmed for the home opener and likely for the 2020 season.

However, this plan could change, for better or worse, if there are new developments related to the novel virus. The release said that the hope is it will only last for the 2020 season and things return to normal for 2021.

With this new plan, UT will likely have right around 25,000 people in the stands for each game. Priority will be based on a combination of things: contributions from donors and the length of time they have been season-ticket holders.

In its newly revised 10-game SEC schedule, Tennessee football has five home games. After Mizzou, the the Vols host the Kentucky Wildcats on Oct. 17, the Alabama Crimson Tide on Oct. 24, the Texas A&M Aggies on Nov. 14 and the Florida Gators on Dec. 5.

Obviously, it will be extremely odd to see Neyland so empty at times, but this is the right call to make sure a season happens. Things are starting to move fast when determining the plans for programs that are playing during this pandemic.

Over the past week, the SEC has released its full schedule, the NCAA finalized its plan to allow players to not lose a year of eligibility and now stadiums and schools are implementing their attendance policies. The release of the AP and Coaches Polls only further accentuates those plans for the year.

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Now that fall camp is underway, all that’s left is to see if this can actually happen. Tennessee football fans are certainly excited about the possibilities given the amount of talent returning to the program this year.

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