ATLANTA -- The stadium is brand new, but the rivalry between Georgia Tech and No. 25 Tennessee is decades old.
The two old Southeastern Conference members will meet on Labor Day in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic, the second college football game to be played in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday night.
Tennessee leads the all-time series 24-17-2. The teams haven't played since 1987, when Tennessee won 29-15. The roots for the series go way back. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd -- after whom the Georgia Tech stadium is named -- played quarterback for the Vols before joining the Yellow Jackets' staff.