They only qualify if in their seat 10 munutes before kickoff.
These days, a good NIL deal is more likely to help a player decide where to go than attendance.
That being said, I know about a player who picked Oklahoma because of the NIL. He never got playing time, so after a few years, his dad told him to transfer to another school that will give him time on the field. He ended-up transferring to Tennessee St.
I can tell ya this much.
That tuition giveaway strategy did NOT work.
Maryland announced a crowd of only 27K (in a 46K seat stadium). Which means, of course, that their actual attendance was far worse; I’m guessing Maryland will battle it out with Northwestern for worst attendance in the B1G this season.
Hell, even Illinois is averaging about 58K per game at home this season.
has anyone ever asked a student publicly why they refuse to attend home events?
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Sounds like a great survey question to get to the RCA
I’ve always said we should point out to students their “free admission” to games is paid for by the student service fee in their tuition.