Football Fan Day Set for August 16; Ticket Scanning Announced
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | Football
The University of Florida football team will hold Verizon Wireless Football Fan Day on Sunday, August 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Admission is free and the doors will open at 12:30 p.m.
Fans will be able to meet and get autographs from their favorite Gator players and coaches. The University Athletic Association will supply the 2009 Gator team posters for player autographs and cannot allow outside items to be brought in to the event due to NCAA compliance issues.
"Unfortunately, when players have signed various autograph items such as helmets and footballs, they have on occasion been sold to the general public," Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Jamie McCloskey said. "This practice could put the eligibility of some of our student-athletes into question. We want to be proactive in this area and are asking our fans to cooperate with our policy of requesting an autograph on our team poster only. The poster should be for personal use only and not intended for sale."
Due to the high demand for many of the players' and coaches' autographs, the lines will be monitored and closed to ensure that fans are not waiting for autographs with no chance of reaching the signing table by the event's conclusion.
Ticket Scanning Procedure
The 2009 season marks the first year in which ticket barcodes will be scanned at Gator football games, beginning with the season opener on Sept. 5 against Charleston Southern. Fans are encouraged to have their tickets in hand as they enter the gates and also to show up earlier than normal to ensure that they make it to their seats on time.
Ticket scanning technology is being employed to prevent the counterfeiting of game tickets and to allow fans the flexibility of forwarding their tickets via e-mail to their family and friends in the event they cannot make a game. This process was successfully implemented during the 2008-09 Gator basketball season and the 2009 Gator baseball season.
For any gameday ticket-related issues, fans are encouraged to visit any of the five Ticket Relations Customer Service Areas at the following locations around Ben Hill Griffin Stadium:
Gate 1: Exterior Ticket Booth - West Side of Stadium
Gate 13: Student Ticket Office (services all student ticket concerns)
Gate 16: Southwest Ramp
Gate 17: South Endzone
Gator Booster Lobby area: North Endzone
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