Texas Tech football: Kirby Hocutt says Horned Frogs ‘need help in filling their stadium’

TCU recently put single-game tickets on sale to the general public for all the Horned Frogs’ home football games this season except one. TCU will sell tickets to its Oct. 26 homecoming game against the Texas Tech football team only as part of a season-ticket or multi-game package.

That prompted Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt to playfully jab TCU AD Jeremiah Donati on social media, saying, “we can fill your stadium too if you’ll let us.”

“Just trying to help TCU sell tickets,” Hocutt said with a laugh this week. “Obviously, they need help in filling their stadium, and Red Raider nation would be happy to help them do it for when the Red Raiders roll in. For whatever reason, they seem to be reluctant to open up single-game sales for our game. Just trying to be a helpful Big 12 partner to them.”

Hocutt made the comments this week at Big 12 media days in Las Vegas.

Asked what he thought of the strategy, Hocutt struck a more serious tone and said, “They’re trying to drive revenue and interest in their program, so they make the decisions that are best for them. But if you’re leaving open seats, you’re leaving revenue on the table, and I know our fans would love to be there and attend a football game. If they can’t sell them, we can.”

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Also at Big 12 media days, Hocutt said Tech will keep its 2027 game at North Texas as scheduled after discussing with coach Joey McGuire whether they should pay a contract buyout and schedule a seventh home game instead.

“Coach McGuire and I have talked about it,” Hocutt said. “North Central Texas is Red Raider country,…

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Publish date : 2024-07-13 09:11:29

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