When USD’s football and baseball teams took to the field for their games at the beginning of this month, there were, for the first time in over a year, fans in the stands. As San Diego County has moved into less restrictive tiers in California’s reopening plan, the University of San Diego welcomed fans back to stadiums on campus, albeit in limited numbers.
Starting April 1, the university gave out so-called complimentary pass list tickets to student athletes and coaches, which they could then distribute to friends and family members.
Bill McGillis, USD’s Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Athletics, said that the decision came after California released COVID guidelines in March, which indicated that spectators would be permitted at outdoor events starting in April.