YSU tickets, t-shirts on sale

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Starting today, tickets will be available for the FCS national championship game between the Youngstown State University Penguins and the James Madison Dukes.

All sales will be handled through the YSU Athletic Ticket Office.

Tickets for the Jan. 7 contest in Frisco, Texas, are $75. Each order will be charged a $5 processing fee.

YSU’s ticket allotment for the game is in Sections 126 and 127 at Toyota Stadium, behind the Penguins sideline. The stadium’s seating capacity is 20,500.

The ticket office is taking orders by phone or at Stambaugh Stadium only.

Fans can purchase tickets by calling 330-941-1978 on their scheduled day of purchase. The ticket office opens at 9 a.m. each day this week.

Tickets will be made available to YSU loge holders and Penguin Club Champions Members.

Based on availability, tickets will be sold to Penguin Club Gridiron Seating Level Members and YSU Penguin Corporate Partners on Wednesday. Both groups can only purchase their regular-season allotment as numbers allow.

On Thursday, 2016 season-ticket holders can purchase their season allotment, while Football Alumni Club members have a chance to purchase tickets based on availability.

A limited number of tickets will be reserved for YSU students Friday. Students can purchase one ticket per valid ID at the stadium ticket office beginning at 9 a.m. Student sales must be made in person at the ticket office.

Any remaining tickets will be available to the general public starting at 9 a.m. Dec. 28.

Also, T-shirts celebrating the championship game will be available today at the university bookstore.

Fans interested in purchasing T-shirts can pre-order them on the bookstore’s website, ysu.bncollege.com.

Pre-orders are recommended because of expected high demand.