BATON ROUGE — LSU’s annual Football Fan Day will be held on Sunday, Aug. 14, at the LSU Basketball Practice Facility, Pete Maravich Assembly Center and the Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus.
LSU Fan Day activities will start at 3:30 p.m. CT and will run until 6:30 that evening. The LSU football team and coaching staff will sign autographs and meet with fans from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Doors to both facilities will open at 3:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
This year’s setup will have LSU coach Les Miles in the Basketball Practice Facility, located on the north side of the Maravich Center, the offense and the offensive coaching staff in the Maddox Field House, while the defense, defensive staff and special teams will be located on the main floor of the Maravich Center.
Fans will be able to meet Mike the Tiger, the LSU Cheerleaders, and the LSU Soccer and Volleyball teams that day. The LSU soccer and volleyball teams will sign autographs from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Maddox Field House. The LSU cheerleaders and Mike the Tiger will be on hand at the Maddox Field House from 4 to 6 p.m.
The LSU SportShop, located on North Stadium Dr., will be open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. that day. There will also be a satellite LSU SportShop store with unique LSU items located in the Maddox Field House.
Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to get the popular football placard poster. Both 2016 LSU Football posters will be available for fans in each facility. The first 3,000 fans will also receive a clear bag for use at LSU Athletics events courtesy of Academy Sports and Outdoors. For more information on LSU’s new Clear Bag Policy, visit www.LSUsports.net/GeauxClear.
The Mike’s Kids Club Fan Zone will be located inside the Maddox Field House where young tiger fans can register to become a member of this unique club. Mike’s Kids Club members can purchase a one-time membership fee for $20.
New members to the club will receive an official Mike’s Kids Club t-shirt, Mike’s Kids Club back pack, autographed photo of Mike the Tiger and invitations to exclusive events, including the campout in Tiger Stadium during the spring. All current members can also pick up their “special offer” packets for only $12. For more information about Mike’s Kids Club visit www.lsusports.net/mikeskidsclub.
LSU will also be taking registration for “Dads and Daughters”, a club for girls 13 and under and their father. “Dads and Daughters” registration will be located in the Maddox Field House near the Mike’s Kid Club Fan Zone. Membership for “Dads and Daughters” is $30 and comes with a picture frame, t-shirt, and invitations to exclusive LSU women’s athletic events during the year. Additional memberships can be purchased for $15.
Fans are reminded that no coolers, outside food and drinks, or chairs will be allowed into either facility and that autograph items are limited to one per person. Concession stands will open at both the Maravich Center and the Field House that day.
2016 LSU Fan Day – Schedule of Events (Sunday, Aug. 14)
3:30 p.m. – Doors to Fan Day Open at Basketball Practice Facility and Maddox Field House; Mike’s Kids Club Fan Zone opens at Maddox Field House
4-5 p.m. – LSU soccer signs autographs at Maddox Field House
4-5 p.m. – LSU volleyball signs autographs at Maddox Field House
4-6 p.m. – LSU cheerleaders and Mike the Tiger sign autographs
5-6:30 p.m. – Football head coach Les Miles sign autographs at Basketball Practice Facility
5-6:30 p.m. – Offense sign autographs at Maddox Field House
5-6:30 p.m. – Defense and special teams sign autographs at Maravich Center
6:30 p.m. – Fan Day activities conclude