Football Season

     With everything else that the virus has altered it has definitely taken a toll on sporting events. One of the most exciting parts about coming to the University of Kentucky for me was football season. I could not wait to finally attend the games as a student at the university. Though it is not exactly how I pictured it, football season is finally here, and students are allowed to go to the games (with restrictions obviously). 

    How the university is allowing students to go to games is having them enter a lottery to keep the capacity at Kroger Field to a minimum. If you win the lottery, you get two tickets for $11, and get to attend the game in your assigned seat. If you do not win, you still have a chance to go to the game by purchasing unclaimed tickets from the UK athletics app. Over the weekend I went to the Mississippi St. game, and it was totally different than the last college football game I went to.

    When people think of college football, their minds typically go to the massive crowds, tailgating, and celebrating with strangers once something exciting happens. However, that is not the case this year. Sitting in the student section is totally different than that image. Obviously, we had to wear masks the whole time unless we were eating food or anything like that. Also, we were only allowed to sit two people at a time. Everyone was super spaced out, and there was way too much room to celebrate with strangers. There was no tailgating or pregame festivities. This year, you are solely there to watch the game.

Below is a picture from where I was sitting. Notice how empty and spaced out the stadium was.