A line to enter Lane Stadium extends near a tree last Saturday. To encourage fans to line up at gates earlier, Tech will introduce a "Hokie Hour" with cheaper concessions for the first hour that the gates are open.
MARK BERMAN
The Roanoke Times
Workers at Gate 3 help fans scan their mobile tickets last Saturday outside Lane Stadium. Some fans at that gate did not get inside in time for "Enter Sandman."
MARK BERMAN
The Roanoke Times
A worker helps a Virginia Tech fan scan her mobile ticket at a gate near the south-end-zone stairs last Saturday at Lane Stadium.
Virginia Tech fans wait in line at Gate 5 to enter Lane Stadium for last Saturday's homecoming game. For the rest of the season, gates will open 2 1/2 hours before kickoff — 30 minutes earlier than previously.
Workers help fans use the mobile ticket scanners at one of Lane Stadium's gates last Saturday. Tech will be adding workers and ticket-scanning equipment at gates in hopes of reducing long, congested lines.
Virginia Tech fans wait in line at Gate 5 to enter Lane Stadium for last Saturday's homecoming game. For the rest of the season, gates will open 2 1/2 hours before kickoff — 30 minutes earlier than previously.
Workers help fans use the mobile ticket scanners at one of Lane Stadium's gates last Saturday. Tech will be adding workers and ticket-scanning equipment at gates in hopes of reducing long, congested lines.
A line to enter Lane Stadium extends near a tree last Saturday. To encourage fans to line up at gates earlier, Tech will introduce a "Hokie Hour" with cheaper concessions for the first hour that the gates are open.
Workers at Gate 3 help fans scan their mobile tickets last Saturday outside Lane Stadium. Some fans at that gate did not get inside in time for "Enter Sandman."
