Here’s the latest information after meeting with Bill McGillis, USF’s Senior Associate Athletic Director Thursday afternoon.
For North Carolina:
Any student to visit the Sun Dome ticket office on Thursday or today will receive a wristband and be able to enter through Raymond James Stadium at any gate Saturday.
Any individual attending the game with a companion ticket will receive an actual ticket, not a wristband, and can enter through any gate with the ticket and sit in the student section in the lower bowl.
Companion tickets will be allowed to enter through any gate on Saturday.
All student seats are on a first come, first serve basis.
The 12,000 student seats isn’t meant to be a cap, it is the allotment for student seating as a group.
McGillis said every student attending the game against North Carolina will be accommodated. Additional seating will be made available with unsold tickets in the lower bowl and possibly opening the upper bowl.
A decision is expected to be made Friday regarding the opening of the upper portion of the stadium. When it is, there will be a notice on USF Oracle Online .
On the first day of the new ticket policy, 3,036 students received tickets. The Sun Dome ticket office will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.
Lee Roy Selmon will be introducing the Bulls' offensive and defensive starters for ESPN's broadcast Saturday.
Students without a vehicle may attend the game for free on a Bull Runner shuttle. Buses for Saturday’s game against North Carolina will be picking students up at 10:30 am from the student parking lot on the corner of Willow and Maple Dr.
There will be nine buses and will be on a first come, first serve basis. The buses will be leaving Raymond James Stadium within a half hour after the game’s end.
Each game is going to have a difference color wristband. The athletics department was still deciding what color will be used next game. For Saturday, the band is green and McGillis was considering a neon yellow band for West Virginia on Friday Sept. 28.
For West Virginia:
McGillis said the number of fans expected is “approaching” 50,000 not including the 12,000 student tickets. The capacity crowd at Raymond James Stadium is 65,675.
The student section in the upper deck will range from sections 302-305 (near entrance A) and 341-344 (near entrance B). Nine sections of the upper deck have been sold out for Friday, but I’m uncertain of which sections.
Students can begin camping out for Mountaineers/Bulls tickets on Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Sun Dome parking lot. Cooking will be allowed. The basketball arena will be open for students to use restrooms and security will be patrolling the parking lot at night.
The ticket office will open at 6 a.m. on Monday morning and the plan is to have the line move quickly as six additional ID card scanners will be used to keep the line moving. The goal is to allow plenty of time for students to attend an 8 a.m. class on Monday.
Tickets will be available throughout the week and the Sun Dome office will remain open until 6 p.m. on Monday. For Tuesday-Thursday tickets will be available from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Friday from 7 a.m.-noon.
Any questions? Want to share your new ticket experience? Sound of in the comments section and I'll answer or try and find an answer for you.
-Brendan Galella
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There is nothing mentioned about companion tickets for the West Virginia game, are they going to be available still?
There is nothing mentioned about student companion tickets for the WVU game, will they be available Monday morning as well?
For WVU Game, students will be permitted to buy ONE student ticket, and NO MORE then 2 companion tickets. One ID, ONE ticket.
I missed out on getting to the box office by 6 today. Is there still a chance I can get in to tomorrow's game?
They are still considering opening the upper deck of the stadium, but I was told every student in attendance will get in. If you aren't a student there still is enough seating in the upper deck to attend. Now for West Virginia that's another story....
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