ATLANTA, Ga. (WATE) — The wait is over. College football is back, and Tennessee fans are taking over Atlanta, ready to kick off the season with Rocky Top pride.

On Saturday, Tennessee opens the season in Atlanta, facing Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz stadium in the Aflac Kickoff Game. The game is the nation's longest-running college football kickoff event.

It's helped reshape the season's opening weekend, and this year, Vol fans showed out in full force, decked out in orange and white

"We probably seen about 90% Vols, about 10%, Syracuse fans. So, it's been really cool,” said fan Josh Barnett.

Fans are fired up for the season, especially to see what this year's Tennessee team can do under new quarterback Joey Aguilar.

"I'm with my family. We came down, it’s my last year, so we wanted to ma

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