"We did not enter into this decision of charging for parking lightly," UNI Director of Athletics David Harris said in a statement released by the school Thursday. "However, the overhead cost of a football game day and running the UNI-Dome 365 days a year continues to rise. We've chosen to take this step in order to defray some of these expenses and continue to give Panther fans an exciting game day experience. Ultimately, we chose a price point that is consistent with other members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference."
UNI will become the fifth MVFC school to charge for parking during football games, joining Illinois State, North Dakota State, South Dakota State and Youngstown State.