Tennessee football fans have taken over Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium
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ATLANTA â Tennessee football fans traveled in force to cheer on the Vols in a Week 2 game against Georgia Tech on Sept. 12 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Large sections of fans wearing orange were visible among the light gold and white shirts that Yellow Jackets fans were sporting. And the No. 18 Vols received a loud reception when they took the field for final warmups.
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"We're only about three hours away from Knoxville. It seems like half of Neyland Stadium made the drive," ESPN play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen said during the broadcast.
While the Georgia Tech band performed the national anthem, UT fans occupied most of the east side of the stadium. A large contingent of Vols vans were also in the second deck of the north endzone.
There were spots of orange and white spread in every section of Bobby Dodd Stadium save for the Georgia Tech student section.
Georgia Tech athletics announced that the game had been sold out and UT fans made it clear with their cheers for tight end Ethan Davis' game-opening touchdown, scored with 12:22 to play in the first quarter, that they contributed to the ticket sales in large numbers.
Knoxville is only a three hour drive from Atlanta and UT claims there are "nearly 12,000" alumni living in the metropolitan area. Vols fans have demonstrated their dedication by selling out 28 straight games at Neyland Stadium, which holds nearly twice the capacity of Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Stephen Thompson covers Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @stephenethom.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football fans have taken over Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium