Fan recreates Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium in his front yard

One Tennessee fan has recreated a piece of Rocky Top in his own home, making a facsimile of the Neyland Stadium field in his front yard.

One Tennessee fan has recreated a piece of Rocky Top in his own home, making a facsimile of the Neyland Stadium field in his front yard.

Mark Whitehead took to his lawn with some spray paint and a dream to recreate the school's iconic checkerboard patterned end zones and the orange “T” at midfield for his son Nolan’s sixth birthday, according to ABC's WATE-6.

Saturday's “Big Orange birthday party” also featured invitations designed to look like game tickets for the young Volunteers fan.

In one tweet, Whitehead even conceded that he may have been more excited for the party than his son was.

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It's birthday time in Tennessee! #GoVols pic.twitter.com/I7sfDh6YMV

— Mark Whitehead (@arbelministries) August 1, 2015

Checkerboards are going down. I may be looking forward to Nolan's party more tomorrow than he is! pic.twitter.com/4hXLSebx7e

— Mark Whitehead (@arbelministries) July 31, 2015

Let's have us a Big Orange birthday party! pic.twitter.com/nIQ096Q3zr

— Mark Whitehead (@arbelministries) August 1, 2015

@HinsonLain Here was the invitation that we sent to his friends. pic.twitter.com/85iWIFzqwy

— Mark Whitehead (@arbelministries) August 1, 2015