Spring Game information for fans
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By the Lincoln Journal Star
* Kickoff: 1 p.m., Memorial Stadium (baseball follows, 3:30 p.m., Hawks Field)
* Tickets: If you haven’t bought them, it’s too late (online scalpers are asking as much as $100). No tickets will be sold Saturday. Ordered tickets can be picked up at the Ticket Office beginning at 9 a.m.
* Freebies: Only these groups get in without a ticket: Those taking the Drug Free Pledge (must have pledge card); UNL students and staff (must have UNL N-Card); former Nebraska football players (must have player lanyard); children under 6.
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* Husker Nation Pavilion: Opens at 10 a.m. at Ed Weir Track/Nebraska Soccer Field. Featured band: D Funk. Stadium gates open at 11:30 a.m.
* Drug-free pledge: All students in eighth grade and below taking the Drug Free Pledge will be admitted free; participant numbers could reach more than 10,000. Students should pick up pledge cards at Husker Nation Pavilion, or at Gate 16 (northeast corner) or 24 (southeast corner), where they can enter the stadium. Students taking the pledge are asked to sit in general admission seating (in north and south stadiums), unless parents have bought reserved seating for them. Game will be shown live in the Husker Nation Pavilion and students may take pledge from the pavilion by watching the big screen.
* Usual prohibitions: You can’t take alcohol, backpacks, large bags, coolers, noisemakers, glass bottles, cans, video cameras, banners or flags on poles, open umbrellas or weapons into the stadium.
Parking and traffic recommendations
* Baseball parking: You can park at Haymarket Park for the football game only if you also have tickets for the baseball game vs. Kansas at 3:30 p.m.
* Board a bus: NU officials suggest using the StarTran system to bus to the stadium and arrive plenty early. In addition to regular routes, StarTran will operate Big Red Express service to and from the game from two outlying locations: Southpointe Pavilions, 27th Street and Pine Lake Road (buses will load in loop on west side of Von Maur); and Slumberland/Toys R Us, 27th and Superior streets (buses will load on Kensington Drive just south of Slumberland).
Big Red Express service will begin operating at 11 a.m. with continuous shuttle service to east side of the stadium. Last buses will leave from express lots at approximately 12:15 p.m. Fare: $4 each way; exact fare required. Buses will depart immediately after the game from east stadium back to express parking lots. Call StarTran customer service at 476-1234.
* Parking: Some parking lots on and near UNL City Campus are reserved for those who have paid reservations, but some paid public parking will be available, including the parking garage at 17th and R. Handicapped parking with shuttle service is available at 19th and R. City parking lots downtown and street parking are also available.
* Stadium Drive: The street on the west side of the stadium closes at 7 a.m. Saturday.
* Dropoff/pickup: The taxi cab dropoff/pickup spot is the corner of 14th and Vine east of the stadium. Other passenger dropoff and pickup will not be allowed in front of the stadium before or after the game. The recommended dropoff location is 12th and R streets.
* Bridge out: The West O Street (Harris) Overpass is closed. Fans should use Cornhusker Highway or Capitol Parkway to enter downtown Lincoln from the west. Check the city Web site (http://lincoln.ne.gov) for traffic and parking information.
* Updates, other information: www.huskers.com, click on Red-White Game Fan Information link.
