With Tennessee making its first appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay of the Butch Jones era, of course the Vols’ head coach was going to do anything and everything he could do to make an appearance on the popular pregame show.
The only problem? Tennessee’s hotel is nowhere close to Bristol Motor Speedway and with over 150,000 fans in the nearby area, driving to the set of GameDay wasn’t an option. The only choice for Jones was to chopper in:
Butch Jones helicoptered to Bristol Motor Speedway for @CollegeGameDay appearance. Vols stayed 25 miles way, roads clogged. #BattleAtBristol
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) September 10, 2016
Now that’s how you make an entrance for your first GameDay appearance.
Before Jones made it on the air, he had time to take a photo with GameDay personality Gene Wojciechowski and quarterback guru George Whitfield Jr.
Before going on air, @UTCoachJones with @GenoEspn & @georgewhitfield! ?? pic.twitter.com/5ojSbHt27E
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 10, 2016
Tennessee kicks off against Virginia Tech Saturday night at 8p.m. ET at Bristol Motor Speedway in a nationally televised game on ABC.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
