After pushback from its students, Utah State University added 1,000 student tickets for Saturday’s rivalry football game against the No. 12 Utah Utes.
“We recognize the importance of student support for all of our USU athletic events,” the university said in an email Friday. “We are dedicated to ensuring that as many Aggies as possible can experience the thrill of gameday.”
Leaders of USU’s student section, known as the Hurd, voiced their frustrations after the school made 1,000 seats in the section available to the general public.
USU says the student ticket number was increased to 5,901 for Saturday’s game, and all of those tickets had been claimed.
Going forward, seating in sections 117-121 at Maverik Stadium will be for student general admission, according to the email. Ticketing for basketball games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum will also remain unchanged, the email stated.
