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.
MARK BERMAN
The Roanoke Times
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.
MARK BERMAN
The Roanoke Times
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.
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."
