COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State's Board of Trustees will vote this week on a proposal to raise the price of football and basketball tickets to help offset losses caused by a flagging economy.
Athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday the hikes are needed to offset increases in operating costs of the largest college sports program in the country with 36 sports.
The Board of Trustees is to vote Friday on a proposal to raise football ticket prices $7, to $70 for reserved seats. Faculty and staff would see a $4 increase, and students $1. Smith says OSU is the highest-priced ticket in the Big Ten.
Under the proposal, basketball tickets would be raised $1 for a reserved seat to $18. Faculty, staff and students would pay 50 cents more. Also, membership dues at the university's golf course would be raised by as much as $70 per year.
