The CheckerBoard

Athens is one of the greatest cities in the nation to be in on a Saturday in the Fall

Some UT fans don't like it when I say that ... but it's true. That's a great college town.

Crowd doesn't look very good — maybe even a bit worse than I anticipated. I'd say the stadium is about 65-percent full just a couple minutes before kickoff.

The Vols just ran through the "T" seconds ago.

Akron won the coin toss and deferred. Tennessee will receive.

Young and Patterson back deep to return the opening kick. Tennessee will be defending the south end zone to start the game.

Akron's opening kickoff goes way out of bounds. Tennessee will start at its own 35.