With parents weekend set for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. football game against Virginia Tech, a larger contingent of students than usual lost the initial lottery for student tickets. To give the greatest possible number of those students a chance to see Saturday’s game in person, 1500 extra tickets are being reserved. Those tickets will be made available to students who requested a ticket and were denied starting Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum.

Associate Athletics Director for External Operations Dick Christy said more students than usual lost the first lottery because students were allowed to request two guest tickets as part of Parents and Family Day. Christy said the athletics department typically schedules the weekend for games the Pack plays against teams expected to bring fewer visitors, but was forced to schedule the weekend for the VT game because home games on Labor Day weekend and over fall break would not be conducive to Parents Day.

Christy also said the athletics department is considering setting up additional bleachers for students on the south concourse. No final decision has been made regarding this possibility.