BATON ROUGE — With the largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history expected on Saturday when 23rd-ranked LSU hosts third-ranked and undefeated Ole Miss, school officials are asking fans to arrive early and take advantage of all of the activities being held on campus that day.
Kickoff for the LSU-Ole Miss game is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN.
The game is sold out as a record crowd of over 102,000 fans are expected for the contest between Southeastern Conference Western Division rivals.
Activities will start early on Saturday as ESPN’s College GameDay preview show will be live from the Parade Ground beginning at 8 a.m. The show, which features Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Lee Corso, will run from 8 to 11 a.m. and fans are encouraged to show up and be part of the show.
It’s also Homecoming on campus this week and the annual LSU Homecoming Parade will roll through campus beginning at 11 a.m. The parade will start on West Lakeshore Drive, continue up South Stadium Road to Fieldhouse Drive to Dalrymple.
Those fans coming to the game are encouraged to travel lightly and reminded of the Tiger Stadium Bag Policy that prohibits any bag larger or purse larger than 8.5” x 11” or any backpack to be brought into the stadium.
The following is a list of other items that are prohibited from Tiger Stadium:
- Coolers, ice chests, bottles, cans, cups (or containers of any kind)
- Outside food and drinks
- Umbrellas
- Any type of artificial noise makers – violators are subject to ejection
- Pets of any variety (except for service animals)
- Video Cameras
- Weapons of any kind – including pocket knives, multi-function tools and any other items deemed inappropriate
- Smoking (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and cigars are not permitted)
- Banners/Flags/Poles of any kind (or any obtrusive/obstructive signage
Here are some other reminders and suggestions to be aware of when coming to the LSU game this weekend:
East Upper Deck Access
Fans sitting in the east upper deck (sections 530-543 and sections 630-643) are reminded that they may access to their seats either by using the escalators on the east side of the stadium through gate 9 or by entering gates 22 through 28 on the south side of the stadium and using the ramps to the upper deck. Healthy physically able fans are encouraged to use the ramps for quicker access to their seats in the east upper deck.
CATS Touchdown Express
CATS has added capacity to the off campus shuttle service, Touchdown Express. For complete details visit http://www.brcats.com/.
Traffic and Parking Updates
LSU has added a live traffic and parking update feature on www.LSUsports.net/parking. Fans may visit the site for up to date information on the status of public parking lots. LSU has added over 2,300 new parking spots for the 2014 season.
Postgame Traffic
LSU is enforcing directional exiting from parking lots this year. Additional personnel have been hired to assist fans with exiting into the correct post-game direction.
Southbound traffic on Nicholson Drive/Highway 30 will be contraflowed (all lanes in use) from south of Skip Bertman Drive to Bluebonnet Drive.
Fans are reminded and encouraged to also check www.LSUsports.net/parking for up to date information including a new interactive parking map and traffic flow map, as well as other reference materials to assist fans on gameday.