Tickets for Friday’s Mid-American Conference Championship football game are still available, but may not be for long.

The Central Michigan University football team’s game against Ohio begins at 8 p.m. at Ford Field in Detroit.
Manager of Tickets and Promotions Kim Hudson said more than 4,000 tickets have been sold as of Sunday.

“So far, (ticket sales) are really good,” Hudson said.

General seating tickets and student tickets have been selling quickly, she said.

“It’s pretty well-split between the groups,” she said. “We have a little bit of everything left.”

Hudson said 6,000 tickets were allotted to the CMU ticket office.

“I expect we’ll sell out by midweek,” she said.

General seating tickets are $20, and student tickets are $10 with a limit of two tickets per student.

Travel and tailgate options

CMU is offering a tailgate celebration at Ford Field in the North Club Lounge before the start of Friday’s game.

Students and alumni can take a bus ride to and from the game, offered by CMU in conjunction with travel agency Maryanke Tour and Travel.

The pregame tailgate will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with a cost of $15 per adult and $10 per student.

Buses to the game will depart at 3:15 p.m. Friday from Lot 62W and will depart from Ford Field a half-hour after the game finishes.

The number of buses available is dependent on how many students, alumni and others register, said Senior Associate Athletics Director Derek van der Merwe in a previous Central Michigan Life interview.

Anyone who purchases a $62 bus ticket is automatically registered for the North Club Lounge tailgate.

A discounted room rate of $99 also is available to all CMU fans and alumni at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Hotel, according to the CMU Athletics Web site. Rooms may be reserved by calling the Marriott at 800-352-0831 and referencing the code “MAC.”

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