Tennessee and Virginia Tech will play on college football’s biggest stage.
According to reports on Wednesday, the Battle at Bristol will kickoff at 8 pm ET. The game will be broadcasted on ABC.
The UT-Virginia Tech game Sept. 10 at Bristol Motor Spedway will be on ABC in prime time, with kickoff about 8 pm
— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) June 1, 2016
The primetime kickoff will be the second straight night game in Tennessee’s early season schedule. The Vols open the season against Appalachian State with a 7:30 ET Thursday night start time. The 8 pm kickoff from Bristol will be UT’s first primetime ABC game since its trip to Oklahoma in 2014.
The Hokies open its season with a 12:30 kickoff against Liberty on September 3rd, before facing off with Tennessee in Bristol Motor Speedway.