When tickets for the Cowboys Classic went on sale Aug. 11, all 230 spots on the Student Government-sponsored bus trip sold within an hour.
Tickets for the bus trip, which will take University students to Arlington, Texas, on five buses for the Sept. 3 football game against the Oregon Ducks, cost $110, with $70 going toward the ticket price and $40 toward transportation.
All other expenses, which include a meal, T-shirt and gift bag, were paid for by SG sponsorships. No student fees will be spent on the trip, said SG president Cody Wells.
Twenty tickets for the trip were reserved for SG members, bringing the total number of students in attendance to 250.
SG began organizing arrangements for the trip months ahead of time, according to Chas Kelly, SG director of athletics.
“There was a lot of pre-planning involved in this bus trip,” Kelly said. “This is the first time SG has taken a bus trip to Arlington, and it will be the second time in one year that LSU plays in Cowboys Stadium. We really want the students to have a good going.”
But after checking the Facebook page for incoming freshmen, she said she saw many of her classmates chatting about the bus trip.
“A lot of people were writing on the page,” she said. “They all seemed so excited. I love making new friends, so I wasn’t as worried anymore about going by