Vols and Yellow Jackets close to deal to meet in Falcons new stadium to open 2017:
Tennessee and Georgia Tech are close to agreement to face each other to open the 2017 season in Atlanta, Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski told the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Tuesday night.
The Vols and Yellow Jackets — who have been negotiating this deal for months — would meet on Labor Day Monday night as part of the 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic, according to the AJC report.
In addition to being a primetime game with a wide audience, the 2017 Chick-fil-A Classic has another potential perk. It's scheduled to be played in the new stadium being built for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.