Want to get tickets to see the historic first football game to be played at Covenant Health Park on Oct. 30? You'll have to wait just a little longer.
Tickets are expected to go on sale the week of Sept. 20-26. A press conference is planned for Sept. 22 to share more information about ticket sales.
Here's what else to know about the game planned for the Knoxville Smokies' stadium in the Old City.
Why do people want to go to Covenant Health Park's first football game?
The highly anticipated football game in the Smokies stadium will pit Knoxville Catholic (4-0), currently sitting at No. 7 in Tennessee High School Football Super 25 rankings, against Chattanooga's Baylor School (4-0), which currently sits No. 1 in the Super 25 rankings.
The matchup, which will be Catholic's final game of the season, will bring prominent
high school football names to Knoxville.
Backup quarterback for Baylor is Marshall Manning, son of Tennessee Vols legend Peyton Manning.
Baylor running back and Tennessee-commit for the 2027 cycle is David Gabriel Georges.
During last year's football season, Baylor beat Catholic twice, winning 49-28 in the regular season and 35-7 in the state quarterfinals.
Afton Pratt covers trending and breaking news for Knox News and Tennessee. She can be reached at ampratt@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: How to get tickets to Catholic-Baylor football game at Smokies stadium
