BATON ROUGE – Another record-setting crowd will be on hand Saturday when 14th-ranked LSU hosts fourth-ranked Alabama and school officials are asking fans to arrive early and take part of some of the many activities being held on campus.
Kickoff for the LSU-Alabama game is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on CBS.
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. In addition to the 100,000-plus fans inside Tiger Stadium, LSU is expecting thousands more to be on campus for tailgating and other events.
Activities will start early on Saturday as SEC Nation, the SEC Network’s pre-game college football show, will be live from Lot 106 off Nicholson Drive next to the Maddox Field House from 9 to 11 a.m. CT. The show features former LSU All-American Marcus Spears, Baton Rouge native Kaylee Hartung along with Joe Tessitore, Paul Finebaum and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. Fans are encouraged to show up and be part of the show.
LSU will also celebrate its military history with the annual LSU Salutes ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. on the Parade Ground. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a military parade, a 21-gun salute and the induction of eight new members into the LSU Military Hall of Honor. Parking spaces along Tower Drive between the Memorial Tower and the Parade Ground will be reserved for the ceremony until noon.
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)
Fans are also reminded that with any sold out high-demand sporting event like the LSU-Alabama game come the possibility of fraudulent ticket activity. Fans are encouraged to be cautious and use common sense when obtaining tickets from third parties. Don’t buy tickets from people you don’t know and trust. If a ticket deal seems suspicious or too good to be true, then it probably is.
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. View Stadium Map
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.
Please be patient and cooperative both with your fellow fans as well as law enforcement officers when leaving campus. It’s our goal to get fans home in safe and efficient manner.
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.
Follow @LSUsports on Twitter throughout the day for parking and traffic alerts.