On Saturday evening, as anticipated for almost three years, the Battle at Bristol between No. 9 Tennessee and Virginia Tech officially reigned in the highest attendance for an American football game in history: a record 156,990 fans were on hand to watch the game.
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After Saturday night’s “Battle at Bristol” between Tennessee and Virginia Tech, the numbers are starting to come in. It has lost nine fumbles in two games this year after coughing up only seven all of last year.
Despite the slight drop, the Vols have plenty to boast ahead next week’s home game against the Ohio Bobcats (1-1) after beating the Hokies in front of a record-shattering crowd of 156,990 people.
I can’t really get a good read on the 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies.
The only drama remaining was when roads around Bristol Motor Speedway would finally clear. Both of Tennessee’s coordinators and Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen typically work from the box, while Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster roams the sidelines. For Virginia Tech, the cannon Skipper made the journey from Blacksburg and was sacked off at every Hokie point scored.
Charleston Southern vs Florida State live stream Watch Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Florida State Seminoles Live Stream Online NCAAF News Sports Saquon Barkley is the best player in this game. But a Virginia Tech fumble at its own five-yard line led to Tennessee’s first score, and that proved to be a theme of the night.
Michigan Stadium holds the record for largest attendance at an NCAA football game, with 115,109 watching the Wolverines play Notre Dame in 2013.
“A little over the top.”, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said of the postgame setting.
Tennessee’s outstanding offense struggled against Appalachian State last Thursday in the team’s season-opener, scoring just 20 points against the Mountaineers.
Then Tennessee picked up a field goal, and Dobbs ran for a touchdown at the end of the half to carry the Vols into halftime with a 24-14 lead. Dobbs finished 10/19 for 91 yards with 3 TDs and a pick, good for a robust 4.8 YPA ( 3 YPA outside of the bomb to Malone), though he did have 106 yards on the ground. “If I were calling a game from the end zone and the ball were on the other side of the field, that would be a disaster, but where we’re going to be sitting, I think it’s not going to be any problem at all”.
TCU (1-1) heads into a rivalry game with SMU facing major questions about its defense as Big 12 play looms around the corner.
Tennessee scored 21 points off of Tech’s five turnovers. His longest run was 40 yards. In the second and third quarters the Hokies had just 78 yards and three first downs.
But Virginia Tech fumbled the ball away on the second quarter’s first play, with Evans botching a handoff on a jet sweep, and Abernathy recovered at its 5. Dobbs tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Alvin Kamara.
204-28: Virginia Tech’s first-quarter domination was reflected in the box score. “I put this all on me”.
Junior running back Jalen Hurd has now rushed past the century mark in each of his last four games after posting 110 rushing yards against Appalachian State last week. The Hokies actually out-gained the Vols 400 to 330, but the turnovers proved costly.
Apparently Neyland Stadium can fit well into Bristol Motor Speedway, which means the best seats in this game would be right around the worst seats in Tennessee.
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On this Saturday, in the second week of September, that would be in remote East Tennessee at a super speedway – undefeated.
