RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday that all 3,000 student tickets for Saturday's inaugural football game were claimed in less than an hour.
 
Current UTRGV students were able to start claiming their free tickets at 8 a.m. About half of the available tickets were claimed in the first three minutes with the remaining tickets getting claimed before 9 a.m.
 
"I want to thank our student body for their incredible passion and excitement for being a part of history and attending our first football game," UTRGV Senior Vice President & Director of Athletics Chasse Conque said. "I also want to thank our ticketing team for facilitating a smooth and user-friendly process for our students. We look forward to all being together at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium for our first football game Saturday."
 
Students without tickets are encouraged to join the student tailgate in the H-E-B Tailgate Zone starting at 2 p.m. Saturday and watch the game on big screens with other students in the amphitheater at 7 p.m.
 
Additionally, students are invited to be part of the game day crowd during the first episode of Vaqueros Game Day, a College Game Day-style show airing live from Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village in the UTRGV Fieldhouse courtyard from 10-to-11 a.m. on KRGV. Students will be treated to free food while supplies last and two students will be chosen to compete in an on-air contest to win a prize.
 
A limited number of single-game tickets become available to everyone Friday at 8 a.m. at UTRGVTickets.com at the following price points:
 
Sections 105-107: $50
Sections 103-104, 108-109, 116-118: $35
Sections 101-102, 110-111: $25
Sections 113-115, 119-127: $20
Standing Room Only: $15
 
Fans are encouraged to visit RallyTheValley.com for everything they need to know about attending a home football game.

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