can trust. >> We're just days away from seeing the East Tennessee State University football team on the gridiron for the first time this season. Thanks for joining us. I'm Sara Diamond. Kasey Marler has the night off. >> The blue and gold lost their first game under new head coach Treylon last weekend. In Boone, North Carolina, against Appalachian State. However, the Bucs are looking to turn things around Saturday when they host the UVA Wise Cavaliers News Channel Eleven's Clery Shayne Lee is live from campus where the anticipation is building for this big home opener. So Curry's, what's the preparation like for the first home game in Johnson City? >> Yeah. Hey, Sarah. So the stadium has seen a lot of use today. The marching band just finished up their practice where they're working on visuals and on show tunes. And the football team had early morning practice here. getting ready for that home game on Saturday. And the university has also been planning ahead for that home game on Saturday, making some changes to the tailgating experience. And early morning football practice ahead of the first home game of the season. We're excited to kick off the trail and they're at home here. >> We feel confident in this team behind me and what they're going to do this season with the New Year in the home debut of a new head football coach comes changes on the school side with the tailgating experience, adding a beer garden and super screen near the stadium and moving the food City fan zone to lot. 21 the parking lot across the street. We wanted to kind of have a centralized hub that all of our fans can go to and be right in the heart of our tailgating. Actually, the university's largest marching band since reestablished will play the classic stand to and for halftime as care of medically, it is designed to lift people's spirits, make them smile, make them forget about their cares. Future Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been working hard to prepare for performances. States. >> Show is more difficult and more demanding this year, both musically and visually and a planned it that way on purpose because we're kind of building endurance momentum. So we will be ready for the parade. >> So those tailgating passes and game tickets on sale now and are going fast. We'll have more details on those on our website here soon. Live in Johnson City, Curry Shaylee News Channel 11. >> Clarice. Thank some other big matchup set to take place at William B Greene Junior Stadium in the coming weeks. September 14th, FCS powerhouse, North Dakota State comes to J