If Kroger Field isn’t loud and loaded come Saturday night when undefeated Kentucky takes on undefeated and 14th-ranked Mississippi State in a key SEC football contest, then Mitch Barnhart will know he has a major problem.
And, according to reports, Kentucky’s athletics director has a problem.
As of Tuesday morning, the Courier-Journal reported over 14,000 tickets remained for the 7 p.m. kickoff, which can also be seen on ESPN2. Only 43,600 tickets had been distributed for a stadium that seats 61,000.
This follows back-to-back home crowds of less than 50,000. The season opener against Central Michigan drew announced attendance of 49,138 — the announced figure is tickets distributed not actual attendance — the lowest for a home opener since 2012.