Time: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Commonwealth Stadium (67,942), Lexington, Ky.
TV coverage: ESPN2 with Mark Jones and Bob Davie; ESPN3.com
Radio coverage: Big Blue Sports Network with Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro and Dick Gabriel (630 WLAP-AM in Lexington); Check for an affiliate in your area
Satellite radio: XM 201; Sirius 218 (you must have the “Best of XM” package to hear the game on XM
Digital coverage: Cat Scratches’ live in-game blog; Gametracker; Twitter updates
Game-time weather: 75 degrees, sunny, 0 percent chance of precipitation
Arrive early: Fans are highly encouraged to arrive at the stadium early to avoid parking delays and also to enter the stadium early to avoid long entry lines at the stadium gates. Directions and traffic into Commonwealth Stadium.
Parking: Parking information can be found on UK’s Gameday site Game-day operations changes: UK event management staff has announced several changes to game-day operations on Saturdays at Commonwealth Stadium this fall. The changes will affect several aspects of game-day operations, including tow-behind trailers, guests’ golf cart use, adjustments to parking and tailgating along Cooper Drive, closure of Hospital Drive on game days, and backpacks entry into Commonwealth Stadium. Read about UK’s game-day changes.
Cat Walk: The “Cat Walk” will resume Saturday at 5:15 p.m. Fans wishing to participate in cheering on the Wildcats as they enter the stadium Saturday should be between the corner of Jerry Claiborne Way and College Way outside of Commonwealth Stadium gate one. The team bus will arrive at approximately 5:15 p.m., when the team will unload the bus and walk to the stadium. Guests are asked to line up on each side of the “Cat Walk” to allow for ample space for the team to walk from the buses to Commonwealth Stadium. View a map of the “Cat Walk.” Fans are encouraged to participate in the “Heartbeat” clap.
GuestAssist service now available: “GuestAssist” is a communications service that enables one-to-one text messaging between Commonwealth Stadium guests and stadium operations personnel.
Fans can ask questions about game-day information and/or report concerns regarding behavior through the convenience of their cell phones. Stadium operations personnel will monitor and respond to guests’ game-day inquiries on a real-time basis and if needed, dispatch support, security, etc. to the guests’ location. Fans wishing to utilize the service should text, “CATS, your message and your seat location” to 78247 (CATS must be the first four characters in the message body. Standard text message rates apply).
“GuestAssist” is not intended for emergency use. In the event of an emergency, guests should contact the nearest stadium event staff and/or dial 911.
*All information on Saturday’s game with Auburn can be found at UK’s official Gameday site.
