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Tennessee AD urges vaccinations to have ‘packed Neyland’

Tennessee Athletics photo / New Tennessee athletic director Danny White hopes for a packed Neyland Stadium later this year, which would be a far cry from what was present to witness this Velus Jones touchdown reception in the final minute of last December's 31-17 loss to Florida.
Tennessee Athletics photo / New Tennessee athletic director Danny White hopes for a packed Neyland Stadium later this year, which would be a far cry from what was present to witness this Velus Jones touchdown reception in the final minute of last December's 31-17 loss to Florida. Tennessee Athletics photo / New Tennessee athletic director Danny White hopes for a packed Neyland Stadium later this year, which would be a far cry from what was present to witness this Velus Jones touchdown reception in the final minute of last December's 31-17 loss to Florida.

By David Paschall 2 min read

The University of Tennessee drew 112,660 fans to its five home football games last season, with that socially distanced total due to the coronavirus outbreak barely eclipsing Neyland Stadium’s 102,037-seat capacity.

New Volunteers athletic director Danny White is planning on that being a one-time deal.

“I’m hoping for a packed Neyland Stadium,” White said Wednesday in a video released by the athletic department. “I can’t wait to see it. Obviously we’re going to work closely with medical experts and make sure that we’re being responsible. I know all of us across college athletics and sports in general are hoping we can get back to normalcy come the fall.

“We certainly plan for that.”

Tennessee’s largest home crowd last season was 23,394, which witnessed Alabama’s 14th consecutive win over the Vols. The smallest such audience was the Oct. 3 opener, when 21,159 watched the Vols thrash Missouri 35-12 in their most complete performance of the season.