When the 2017 college football season kicks off this month, the Panthers will open Georgia State Stadium with one of the biggest video boards in the game.

The 71-foot-by-79-foot screen was installed in 2005 by the Atlanta Braves in what was known as Turner Field.

What was once the world’s largest outdoor high-definition display will ONLY be the eighth largest in college football. Auburn, Texas A&M, Texas, Miami, Arkansas, Southern Cal and Penn State all have larger screens in their stadiums.

The 5,600-square-foot board is lit by more than five million LED lights and is the third-tallest in the NCAA -- only behind Connecticut and Vanderbilt.

The Panthers will open the refitted stadium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, against Tennessee State.

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New Georgia State University head football coach Shawn Elliott was upbeat about the starting practice during an informal press conference.

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