Sneak preview of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Sneak preview of the College Football Hall of Fame

Gov. Nathan Deal, Mr. College Football Tony Barnhart and more attend a banquet at the new museum, a few days before it opens to the public.

The entry to the College Football Hall of Fame simulates players running on the field through a tunnel. The $68.5 million, 94,000-square foot attraction joins the recently opened National Center for Civil and Human Rights as another attraction in the Centennial Olympic park area in downtown Atlanta.

An interactive 52-foot touchscreen wall is RFID-enabled for visitors and will display their favorite teams upon entering. The $68.5 million, 94,000-square foot museum joins the recently opened National Center for Civil and Human Rights as another attraction in the Centennial Olympic park area.

Fan ambassador Shannon Reynolds uses an interactive 52-foot touchscreen to show photos and video of the University of Georgia. The wall is RFID-enabled for visitors and will display their favorite teams upon entering.

An interactive 52-foot touchscreen wall is RFID-enabled to display visitors' favorite teams upon entering.

The helmet wall represents over seven hundred college teams in the entry hallway of the College Football Hall of Fame.

A mural by the AJC's Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich shows iconic coaches.

A mural by the AJC's Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich shows iconic coaches. Featured here is legendary Grambling coach Eddie Robinson.

Brad Olecki, Chief Revenue Officer, leads a tour through the Fan Experience/Kia Building a Champion Gallery. The $68.5 million, 94,000-square foot museum joins the recently opened National Center for Civil and Human Rights as another attraction in the Centennial Olympic park area.

Attendees look at exhibits in the Kia Building a Champion gallery at a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

Trophies, the Heisman Trophy among them, are displayed in the Fan Experience area of the Hall. The building has been under construction since January 2013.

Trophies, the Heisman among them, are displayed in the Fan Experience area of the Hall. The museum was moved from South Bend, Ind., to Atlanta.

Hall of Fame quarterbacks Tracy Ham (Georgia Southern) and Danny Wuerffel (Florida) look over exhibits in the Hall of Fame area. The displays are RFID-tagged, so they display inductees from the visitor's school upon entering.

Hall of Fame quarterbacks Tracy Ham (Georgia Southern) and Danny Wuerffel (Florida) talk as they look over exhibits in the Hall of Fame area, a few days before the museum opens to the public.

WSB-TV weekend sports anchor Anthony Amey interviews Hall of Famer Art Shell in the College Hall of Fame at a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

An offensive line is etched on the window overlooking a 40-yard playing field. In the background is a press conference and media day held at the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

Sportscaster Tony Barnhart "the voice of college football" makes introductions during the event, a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame. The $68.5 million, 94,000-square foot attraction opens Saturday, August 23, 2014.

Sportscaster Tony Barnhart "the voice of college football" makes introductions during the event, a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Ten college football greats are expected to be on hand for the museum's opening day.

Hall of Fame quarterback Danny Wuerffel is applauded by fellow Hall member Art Shell at a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal enters the College Football Hall of Fame to give remarks at a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. The museum, which costs $68.5 million and measures 94,000-square feet, moved to Atlanta from South Bend, Ind.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal gives remarks during a press conference and media day at the College Football Hall of Fame, held on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

The $68.5 million, 94,000-square foot attraction joins the recently opened National Center for Civil and Human Rights as another attraction in the Centennial Olympic park area in downtown Atlanta.

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The entry to the College Football Hall of Fame simulates players running on the field through a tunnel. The $68.5 million, 94,000-square foot attraction joins the recently opened National Center for Civil and Human Rights as another attraction in the Centennial Olympic park area in downtown Atlanta.

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