Dillon Bates (17) takes Logan Fetzner (87) to the turf. The annual Spring Orange and White Football game was held at Neyland Stadium on April 22, 2017.KNOXVILLE – Fans began lining up early in the morning to get autographs from Tennessee players and football coach Butch Jones before Saturday’s Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium.
Dozens of players wore their uniforms and sat at tables on the stadium’s concourse, interacting with the fans as they trickled through the line with pieces of Tennessee memorabilia.
Jones sat at the end of the line, and children flashed big smiles as they reached him toting signature-filled footballs and other items.
“I got to meet Butch Jones,” said Makenlee Rule, 9, of Seymour, Tenn. “I didn’t say anything. I was too nervous.”
Makenlee came to the game with her parents and a friend. She said she was sad quarterback Joshua Dobbs is no longer on the team. Her dad, Patrick, said he was looking forward to watching potential successors Quinten Dormady and Jarrett Guarantano play Saturday.