11:30 a.m.: Coaches Luncheon.
Fans can interact with players and coaches and can participate in a Q and A session with the coaches.
1:45 p.m.
: Clemson walk-through practice at LP Field.
2 p.m.
: Coaches Press Conference at LP Field.
2:45 p.m.
: Kentucky walk-through practice at LP Field.
6 p.m.
: MusicFest/Battle of Bands in a block party that features professional musicians and bands and cheerleaders from both Clemson and Kentucky.
After an overnight low near freezing, temperatures are expected to climb near 60 degrees with clear skies.
In its 28-game bowl history, the Tigers have experienced a five-game winning streak (1986-90 seasons) and a five-game losing streak (1995-97, 99-2000 seasons).
Fans who do not have parking passes at the stadium should park in a downtown garage and use one of the pedestrian bridges to cross the Cumberland River or a shuttle from satellite lots.
With New Year's Eve falling on a Sunday, some revelers have begun to grumble about liquor stores across the state not being open on what is traditionally their busiest day of the year. Tennessee Blue Laws mandate the Sunday closings.
In Clemson's first bowl game, the Tigers edged Boston College 6-3 in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1940, to cap a 9-1 season. Charlie Timmons' rushing (115 yards on 27 carries) and Banks McFadden's punting (44.
0 average on 11 kicks) highlighted the victory that introduced Clemson to the college football world.
Since the Music City Bowl's inception, officials say the game has had a $95 million impact on the Nashville community and has turned the slowest tourism week of the year into one of the busiest.
Sophomore running back James Davis, with 2,013 yards, ranks 16th on Clemson's career rushing list.
"(Clemson) is an outstanding football teams that looks like the upper-echelon teams in the SEC. We will have to play our best football game of the years if we're going to have a chance to win."
Kentucky coach Rich Brooks in analyzing the Tigers.
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