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What you should know about Georgia Tech-Tennessee

Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson and the Yellow Jackets will open the 2017 season tonight against Tennessee at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (AJC file photo/Hyosub Shin)
Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson and the Yellow Jackets will open the 2017 season tonight against Tennessee at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (AJC file photo/Hyosub Shin)
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By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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.

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

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

🚨 CLEAR BAG ALERT! 🚨

Please check your bag ahead of tonight’s #CFAKickoff Game!https://t.co/jKAfyBDlng pic.twitter.com/QbRGXPhoDl— #CFAKickoff (@CFAPeachBowl) September 4, 2017
🏈🐝💪#TogetherWeSwarm #CFAKickoff pic.twitter.com/51SfC7dvJX— GeorgiaTech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) September 4, 2017