UT to face N.C. State in ATL kickoff game - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Tennessee and N.C. Statse have met only twice and have not playedsinced 1939. The teams are 1-1 in their two previous meetings. “This match-up will continue the tradition of creatinhg the Daytona 500 ofCollegre Football,” said Gary Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO, in a statement. “I fullh expect that in 2012 both of these risingg programs will be ranked in the top This regional rivalry game will features an ACC program with one ofthe conference’s brightest futuresd under a proven Tom O’Brien againstg a traditional SEC power led by new head coach Lane The game is expected to air nationally on ESPN 1, 2012.
The 2009 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game featurin g projected pre-season top-10 powers Alabama and Virginiaw Tech will beplayed Sept. 5 and will air nationallgy in prime timeon ABC. Alabamq defeated Clemson 34-10 in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Kickoft Game, drawing a sold-out crowd of 70,097, and was viewedr in more than four millionhouseholds nationwide.