Chick-fil-A Kickoff: What you should know about Ga. Tech-Tennessee

The new Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host its second Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in three days tonight when Georgia Tech faces Tennessee in the $1.5 billion facility in downtown Atlanta.

Here are a few things you should know about the matchup between the Yellow Jackets and Volunteers:

> Game time: 8 p.m. (stadium gates will open at 6 p.m.

> TV/radio: Game will be televised on ESPN and streamed on Watch ESPN. In metro Atlanta, the game can be heard on 1230 AM and 106.3 FM.

Video: Get to know your Georgia Tech football players

> If you go: What you can, can't bring into Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

> Last meeting: Tennessee 29, Georgia Tech 15 in 1987.

> Depth chart: The Jackets' two-deep roster vs. Vols

> Mark Bradley: Georgia Tech will finish the season with a record of .....

> Weekend predictions: Jeff Schultz weighs in on Jackets vs. Vols

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