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Nobody knows quite what to expect when an anticipated record crowd settles in Saturday for No. 17 Tennessees showdown against Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway, which has been temporarily converted into a football stadium.Tennessee linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. acknowledges that its going to be different playing in this setting.In my head, its kind of hard to envision, Kirkland said. Im definitely excited for the experience. Its kind of once in a lifetime.The uncertainty extends to the game itself.Tennessee is an 11 +-point favorite but had to erase a 10-point halftime deficit to edge Appalachian State 20-13 in overtime last week. Virginia Tech won its opener 36-13 over Liberty to usher in Justin Fuentes coaching tenure while unveiling an up-tempo offense that bore little resemblance to predecessor Frank Beamers run-oriented attacks.Appalachian States near-upset of Tennessee has created doubt about whether the Volunteers are as good as their preseason top-10 ranking. Virginia Tech still must show that its offense can have similar success against tougher competition than Liberty.The only thing the players are sure of is that the unusual environment should create a memorable moment.More than 150,000 fans are expected to pack the speedway for a matchup billed as the Battle at Bristol. That would shatter the NCAA single-game record of 115,109 set in 2013 at Michigan Stadium for a Michigan victory over Notre Dame.Both teams have emphasized the importance of maintaining focused and not getting distracted by the atmosphere at Bristol, Tennessee, located roughly halfway between the two schools.Its going to be an awesome experience, Virginia Tech running back Sam Rogers said. I cant wait to get out there. Obviously its being hyped up as the biggest college football game in history, but ... weve just got to take it just like any other game. I feel like we wouldnt be a good team if we prepared differently for different games.---Here are some things to watch when Tennessee faces Virginia Tech at the Bristol Motor Speedway.UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENT: The sheer size of Bristol Motor Speedway means that assistant coaches working from the box will be much farther away from the field than usual. Both of Tennessees coordinators and Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen typically work from the box, while Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster roams the sidelines. I dont think (working) from the press box is going to be a problem, Tennessee defensive coordinator Bob Shoop said. Its not necessarily the width from the field, its the length in the end-zone seats, I think thats going to be the major issue. If I were calling a game from the end zone and the ball were on the other side of the field, that would be a disaster, but where were going to be sitting, I think its not going to be any problem at all. With most of the fans also farther away from the field than they normally would be Kirkland wonders if that could lead to less crowd noise than usual.EVANS ENCORE: Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College transfer Jerod Evans threw four touchdown passes without an interception in his Virginia Tech debut. Evans faces a much tougher test Saturday in his first game against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent.WILL DOBBS BOUNCE BACK?: Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs was held to negative rushing yards last week took a punishing shot to the chest in overtime while reaching for the goal line, a play that led to teammate Jalen Hurds fumble recovery in the end zone. Dobbs says hes feeling fine and will be ready to go Saturday, and Tennessee coach Butch Jones says the senior quarterback is 100 percent healthy.REEVES-MAYBINS RETURN: Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is back to lead the Vols defense Saturday after getting ejected from the Appalachian State game in the first quarter due to a targeting penalty. Reeves-Maybin topped Tennessee in tackles last season and tied for the team lead in 2014.FUMBLING CONCERNS: Both teams must take better care of the ball. Virginia Tech had five fumbles against Liberty and lost four of them. Tennessee fumbled four times against Appalachian State, though the Vols only lost one.---AP Sports Writer Hank Kurz Jr. in Blacksburg, Virginia, contributed to this report.---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Swell Flaske Marmor . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Swell Flaske Butikk . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. http://www.swellflaskenorge.com/ . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. Swell Flaske 500 Ml . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Swell Traveler Norge .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. SAN FRANCISCO -- Joe Panik homered twice and matched his career high of four RBI to back Madison Bumgarner, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 13-3 on Sunday to win a series for only the second time since the All-Star break.Denard Span and Eduardo Nunez also homered, Brandon Crawford had three hits and Jarrett Parker drove in three runs for San Francisco.The Giants took two of three from the Braves and remained two games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.Bumgarner (13-8) allowed three runs over seven uneven innings. He struck out five and walked two.San Franciscos four-time All-Star pitched in and out of trouble most of the day but punctuated his afternoon with an emphatic fist pump after striking out pinch-hitter Jace Peterson to end the seventh.Freddie Freeman and Gordon Beckham homered for Atlanta. Ender Inciarte doubled, tripled and scored twice, but the last-place Braves have lost 13 of 18.Panik hit a solo homer in the second and added a two-run shot in the fourth. The second baseman also reached on an infield single in the sixth and had a sacrifice fly in the seventh.It was the first multihomer game of his career.Three batters after Paniks homer in the fourth, Span added his ninth of the season.All three home runs came off Braves starter Aaron Blair (0-6).ddddddddddddNunez, who had three hits, homered as part of an eight-run seventh, when the Giants tripled three times and sent 14 batters to the plate.Freeman hit his 27th home run off Bumgarner in the sixth.Blair, called up from the minors to make his first start in more than two months, allowed five runs over four innings.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: RHP John Gant was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett to make room for Blair.Giants: 1B Brandon Belt was in the lineup after being a late scratch Saturday because of a stiff neck. ... OF Hunter Pence missed his third consecutive game with tightness in his right hamstring. ... Giants reliever Derek Law was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow. ... Parker was called up from Triple-A Sacramento before the game.UP NEXTBraves: RHP Julio Teheran (3-9) pitches against San Diego on Tuesday in the opener of a brief, three-game homestand. Teheran is winless since June 19.Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (14-4) faces Arizona for the fourth time this season Tuesday at AT&T Park. Cueto has two wins and a 3.86 ERA in his previous three games against the Diamondbacks. ' ' '