Main Issue - August 28-September 3

Cover story: The Atlanta Sports Council experienced huge success with last year's season-opening football game between Alabama and Clemson at the Georgia Dome. This year, Alabama is back and taking on Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. I.J. Rosenberg discusses how Council president Gary Stokan has made Atlanta the place to be on Sept. 5.

In this issue: Our Georgia and Georgia Tech beat writers take a look at the upcoming season and detail what has to happen for each team to have success. ... The Falcons preseason is winding down this week, as the team will meet San Diego and Baltimore before beginning the regular season. Read what to expect from the team in those matchups. ... NFL columnist Josh Bagriansky runs down the Falcons defense. ... College football columnist Brian Jones looks at some of the historic preseason rankings for Georgia Tech and Georgia.