The governor and the sheriff are coming to town.
Two of Tennessee’s biggest faces will participate in Battle at Bristol coin toss: Peyton Manning and Governor Bill Haslam.
#VFL & @NFL LEGEND #PeytonManning & Gov. @BillHaslam will represent UT at the coin toss!
📰: https://t.co/ELEbClzF1v pic.twitter.com/qg9mnmfgYQ— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 9, 2016
UT announced earlier today that Peyton Manning & Governor Bill Haslam will represent the #Vols during the coin toss at Bristol.
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) September 9, 2016
Manning was in Denver on Thursday night to see his former team defeat the Carolina Panthers.
Governor Bill Haslam is a former mayor of Knoxville. In the 1990s, Haslam was president of Pilot Flying J, the title sponsor of the Battle at Bristol.