Less Than 200 Tickets Remain For VT-ECU
August 28, 2008 | Football
Aug. 28, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Fewer than 200 tickets remain for public purchase for the season-opening college football game between Virginia Tech and East Carolina this Saturday, August 30 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Kickoff is at noon and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Remaining tickets are available through all TicketMaster outlets in the southeast and online at www.ticketmaster.com. To order from TicketMaster by phone in Charlotte, call (704) 522-6500. Tickets are also available at the Carolina Panthers Box Office, located at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Tickets for the game were a part of each school's 2008 season ticket plan. This will be Virginia Tech's first time playing in Charlotte while East Carolina has played in Charlotte on three occasions. The Pirates defeated NC State 50-29 in 1996 and beat West Virginia 30-23 in 1999, then fell to the Wolfpack in 2004, 52-14.
This will be the sixth regular season college football game brought to the city through Raycom Sports. Previously, Clemson played Temple once while North Carolina and NC State, and East Carolina and NC State each played a two-game series at Bank of America Stadium. In addition, Raycom founded the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte.
Raycom Sports, based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the leading independent syndicators in the nation. Raycom owns the television rights to ACC basketball and syndicated television rights to ACC football and SEC football and basketball. In addition, Raycom owns events around the country, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte and the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge in San Francisco.
Raycom Media, parent company of Raycom Sports, owns 44 television stations, covering over 12% of the U.S. and is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama.
