Friday, August 18, 2006
Even after the price increase, Kansas still offers one of the cheapest ticket packages to sporting events in the Big 12. A look the other conference schools:
- Oklahoma State — $340
- Oklahoma — $280
Kansas State — $240 to $270
- *Baylor — $270
Texas A&M; — $247.50
Iowa State — $190
- Nebraska — $172
Kansas — $150
Colorado — $95
Texas — $130
- **Texas Tech — $50
* Basketball and football sold separately
** Includes access to Student Life Center
*** All students must pay fee.
Source: School Athletic Departments
For the first time in five years, the University of Kansas Athletic Department increased the price for a student sports package by $25.
A sports package includes a ticket to every home football game at Memorial Stadium and gives students an opportunity to pick up men’s basketball tickets, which are distributed throughout the season.
The package, once $125, now costs $150. The Athletic Department came to an agreement with Student Senate last spring to increase the fee. The University still provides some of the cheapest tickets to football and men’s basketball games in the Big 12, even with the increase.
“Our feeling is we want to keep it as inexpensive as we can for the students. The students are an important part of the crowd at Memorial Stadium and Allen Fieldhouse,” Jim Marchiony, associate athletic director, said.
One reason for the increase is that students are now getting more games for their bucks. With the NCAA now allowing teams to play 12 regular season football games instead of 11, KU will add an extra home game next year (2007) and play eight home games instead of seven. Kansas plays 19 games at Allen Fieldhouse this season, as opposed to 18 contests last year.
If a student does not want to buy a sports package, tickets for all football and basketball games are sold individually for $10. However, with a sports package, it costs students less than $5 dollars per game.
For students that still want to purchase a sports package, they are available at the ticket office at Allen Fieldhouse until the first football game on Sept. 2. Sports packages are no longer available through Enroll & Pay.
Kansan staff writer C.J. Moore can be contacted at cjmoore@kansan.com.
-Edited by Elyse Weidner
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