Irish receive 45,589 requests for Fiesta Bowl ticketsAssociated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame has received 45,589 ticket requests for the Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State, which school officials believe is the most they've ever received.
John Heisler, senior associate athletic director, said the school doesn't have records for ticket demand for all 26 bowls the Fighting Irish have been to, but no one can remember such demand.
By comparison, when the Irish went to the Fiesta Bowl following the 2000 season, the school received 22,000 ticket requests.
Fewer than 12,500 tickets are available for alumni, season ticket holders, students' parents, faculty and staff. The school was allotted 15,000 tickets, and 2,500 were sold to students last week. Some of the tickets also will go to university officials.
Should be a lot of representation at the Fiesta Bowl from the Irish faithful.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame has received 45,589 ticket requests for the Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State, which school officials believe is the most they've ever received.
John Heisler, senior associate athletic director, said the school doesn't have records for ticket demand for all 26 bowls the Fighting Irish have been to, but no one can remember such demand.
By comparison, when the Irish went to the Fiesta Bowl following the 2000 season, the school received 22,000 ticket requests.
Fewer than 12,500 tickets are available for alumni, season ticket holders, students' parents, faculty and staff. The school was allotted 15,000 tickets, and 2,500 were sold to students last week. Some of the tickets also will go to university officials.
Should be a lot of representation at the Fiesta Bowl from the Irish faithful.
