ForumsSaturday’s Tennessee-UAB football game is being televised by the SEC Network and also will be available live on ESPN3.com. A link to view the game is available here: ESPN3
Kickoff is set for 12:21 p.m. Eastern time.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tickets for the 2010 football season remain available for all six home games left on the schedule.
Tickets for the UAB contest are available for $40 and can be purchased via UTtix.com, over the phone at 865/656-1200 or 800/332-VOLS (8657), or at the ticket counter. Because of construction at Thompson-Boling Arena, the Athletics Department Ticket Office is temporarily located on the northwest concourse level of the arena directly above the old ticket office location. Office hours Monday through Friday are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
Other games on this year’s slate are Alabama on Oct. 23, Mississippi for Homecoming on Nov. 13 and Kentucky on Nov. 27. Prices are $60 each for Ole Miss, and $50 for Kentucky.
Single seats with no adjacent seating are all that remain for the Alabama contest, and those tickets cost $70.
TENNESSEE PART OF SATURDAY’S COACH TO CURE MD PROGRAM
WACO, Texas – For the third year in a row, college football coaches nationwide are joining together in support of the Coach to Cure MD program, which will be held during Saturday’s games. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised more than half a million dollars to battle Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
This Saturday, Tennessee’s coaching staff is joining other American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) members wearing a Coach to Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines. College football fans will be asked to donate to research projects supported by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused entirely on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Football fans can donate to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research by either going online to www.CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word CURE to 90999 (a $5 donation will automatically be added to your next phone bill).
Last year, more than 5,200 college coaches at 351 different institutions participated in the Coach to Cure MD event. Both those figures are well higher than the program’s inaugural year in 2008, when 2,675 coaches from 207 schools took part.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood and primarily affects boys across all races and cultures. Boys and young men with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy develop progressive muscle weakness that eventually causes loss of mobility, wheelchair dependency and a decline in respiratory and cardiac function. Currently, there is no cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and limited therapeutic options exist.
“Coach to Cure MD is a tremendous cause for the sport of college football,” said Grant Teaff, executive director of the AFCA and legendary former coach at Baylor University. “The coaches’ support during the last two seasons has been outstanding, and we aim for even more success this year. The AFCA is proud to be involved in such an important effort.”
In addition to the coaches’ efforts, families affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy will also gather for fund-raising tailgate parties on campuses around the country to encourage more fans to get involved.
“Parent Project MD is thrilled with the progress of Coach to Cure MD over the last two years,” said Pat Furlong, founding president and CEO of PPMD. “The AFCA and its coaches are helping us put up a vigorous fight against Duchenne, and college football fans have joined the battle in great numbers. We are taking a comprehensive approach in the fight against Duchenne—funding research, raising awareness, promoting advocacy, connecting the community, and broadening treatment options.”
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