PHOTO GALLERY: Tennessee campus before Saturday's game against Missouri

University of Tennessee students pass each other on Pedestrian Walkway in between classes Friday at the heart of the campus.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Taylor Roth, left, Sarah Mabry, Molly O’Shaughnessy and Ben Digiovanna of the Silver Wings and Arnold Air Society pass out free yellow ribbons on Friday at the Pedestrian Walkway in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Originally erected in the 1960s, “The Rock” sits near the center of the University of Tennessee campus. The Rock has become a canvas for student messages throughout the decades.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Gregory Triplett, MU associate professor of Electric and Computer Engineering, talks with students of the Silver Wings and Arnold Air Society on Friday on the Pedestrian Walkway. Triplett, who was recently named associate director of the Honors College, came to Knoxville, Tenn. to see the game and build partnerships with the school.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Orange water flows from the Europa on the Bull fountain, a central attraction of the University of Tennessee campus.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Tennessee students Trey Edmondson, left, and Tia Patron sit in the Humanities Amphitheater on Friday near tents for the Missouri vs. Tennessee football game Saturday. The tents are a part of Tailgate Tennessee, a new initiative by the athletic department, that gathers fans together to tailgate just one block from Neyland Stadium.   |  Jaime Henry-White

A Tennessee student waits to cross the street Friday near Circle Park.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Tennessee students walk on "The Hill," the original part of campus, with the campus' iconic Ayres Hall in the background.   |  Jaime Henry-White