Nashville weighs Labor Day college football tradition after Louisville-Ole Miss game
The Nashville Sports Council says it hopes to stage more high-profile opening games, but no annual commitment has been confirmed.
The Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff between Louisville and Ole Miss has been promoted as the beginning of a possible Labor Day college football tradition in Nashville.
The game was played at Nissan Stadium as part of a broader sports weekend that included a nationally televised volleyball doubleheader at Bridgestone Arena and a planned Broadway Block Party.
Scott Ramsey, chief executive and president of the Nashville Sports Council, said the city’s goal was to host similar high-profile opening games in future, in cooperation with the Tennessee Titans. He cautioned that there were no guarantees.
The proposal forms part of a wider effort to use Labor Day as a multi-day sporting event for Nashville. Ramsey said the city was also considering bids for the NCAA women’s soccer championships at Geodis Park and the NCAA women’s volleyball championship at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville will also bid to extend its two-year agreement to host the FCS national title football game at Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium. None of the future games, championship events or agreements has been confirmed.
