There’s an emotional attachment to the grassy Trinity tailgate parking lot near Carter-Finley Stadium for Jonathan Ray that goes beyond a few pregame beers and barbecue.
Ray, 29, who has had season tickets and parked in the Trinity lot for the past six years, met his wife while the two were tailgating in college at N.C. State.
“This is our thing,” Ray said. “We plan every fall around this.”
Ray, and his wife, Marisa, are among a group of several hundred N.C. State fans who will have to find a new parking spot for the 2018 football season.