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Fans break capacity with ESPN GameDay in town

By Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer

A capacity crowd of 10,637 fans showed up to support their teams at the Ferrell Center Saturday as No. 1 Baylor faced No. 3 Kansas for dominance in the Big 12. The fans weren’t turned away by the high ticket prices, even as the cost for a seat was at a minimum over $200. Even ESPN personality Jay Bilas said he heard about the difficulty getting into the game.

“I’ve been told that tickets are going for a little more than face value,” Bilas said.

With ESPN’s “College GameDay” on campus, as many as 850 students camped out on the concourse inside the Ferrell Center starting at 5 p.