Oklahoma State’s home date with UCF on Saturday is officially sold out, another sign that the Cowboys have their fan base fully locked in as the season rolls on.
The announcement came Thursday, adding one more full house to a stretch that has already seen strong demand for OSU tickets. The school also said last month’s meeting with Murray State was sold out, and the Oct. 26 game against Colorado had previously reached sellout status as well.
For Saturday’s game, the school said there are no tickets left for home games against Texas Tech on Nov. 16 and Kansas on Nov. 29 either.
The interest tracks with the way the Cowboys are currently viewed. OSU sits at No. 16 in the AP poll after beating West Virginia for its third consecutive victory, and the buzz around Boone Pickens Stadium has clearly followed the rankings.
That energy was part of the conversation this week. “I’m super excited to see that,” Morris said this week. “I think this atmosphere is going to be one of the best in the Big 12, if not the best, if we can continue to put a good product on the field.”
Saturday will also be “Stripe the Stadium” day for the team, with fans in odd-numbered sections of the student section and club seating areas asked to wear orange. Fans in even-numbered lower and upper bowl sections are expected to wear black.
The only home games left on the schedule with limited inventory are against Texas Tech and Kansas.
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