Penn State Students Cry Foul Over CFP Student Section Tickets Being Sold to General Public

Students at Penn State are accusing the school of selling student tickets for the Nittany Lions' upcoming College Football Playoff game against Southern Methodist University to the general public in an effort to increase revenue.

Audrey Snyder of The Athletic reported that students did not request their full allotment of tickets for the game, allowing 5,000 student tickets to be sold to the general public. 

However, students took to social media to complain, saying they didn't receive the tickets they were promised. 

"PSU students requested their allotment," wrote Dylan Dawson on X. "I didn't get my ticket, neither did a lot of my friends. The CFP has their hands in this. Significantly shrinking the student section to make more off of the general seating. And a ton of PSU seniors will miss out on this opportunity." 

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When attempting to purchase tickets on Ticketmaster for the game, some Beaver Stadium sections typically reserved for students are available now to the general public. Seats in section SJ, for example, are being sold between $160 and $337.

Snyder received the following statement from Penn State on the matter: 

The ticket inventory and pricing are controlled by the CFP. All students who requested tickets by the Friday, Nov. 29 deadline received tickets, and no student requests were turned away prior to the Nov. 29 deadline. 

Snyder reported that she received many screenshots from students' invoices and official email communications who did not receive a ticket. Some Penn State season ticket holders are dealing with the same issue.