Notre Dame among top-10 most in-demand college football programs in 2022
If you want to get out to a Notre Dame football game in Marcus Freeman’s first season as a head coach, it’s going to cost you. On Friday, Stubhub released a 2022 College Football Preview, which showed the Irish at No. 6 on a list of the top in-demand college football programs this year.
Given Notre Dame’s brand recognition, recent success on the gridiron — the Irish have posted five 10-win seasons in a row for the first time in program history — and the fact that there are multiple marquee games on the slate, a sixth-place ranking isn’t too surprising. Notre Dame was No. 5 in 2021. Alabama lead the list last year, but it’s Ohio State on top this season.
Obviously, Notre Dame is not in a conference in football. But StubHub released breakdowns by conference as well, and the SEC tops the charts. The Big Ten follows behind, then the Big 12, ACC and Pac-12 bring up the rear, in that order. In total, demand for this fall’s games on StubHub is outpacing ticket sales ahead of the 2019 season by more than 10 percent.
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StubHub’s Top In Demand College Football Teams of 2022
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Texas Longhorns
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Michigan Wolverines
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Auburn Tigers
- LSU Tigers
What about game-specific demand?
When it comes to games each Saturday, Notre Dame’s two contests against likely top-five preseason opponents are the most-coveted: the Irish opener at Ohio State ranks No. 2 in the nation in terms of demand, while the Nov. 5 game against Clemson is No. 7.
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According to the ticket company’s website, the get-in price as of Aug. 14 for the clash between the Irish and the Buckeyes is just over $400. The game will be the primetime ABC showing over Labor Day Weekend, and ESPN’s College GameDay will be on-site on Saturday morning.
The cheapest tickets for Clemson-Notre Dame are hovering around $250, per StubHub. Timing and a more national matchup are the likely contributing factors driving down the cost. But if both teams are highly ranked come late October, that won’t be a cheap ticket at all.
StubHub’s Top In Demand College Football Games of 2022
- Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns (Sept. 10)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes (Sept. 3)
- Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide (Oct. 8)
- Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: Oregon Ducks vs. Georgia Bulldogs (Sept. 3)
- Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes (Nov. 26)
- Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide (Nov. 26)
- Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Nov. 5)
- West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers (Sept. 1)
- Oklahoma Sooners at Nebraska Cornhuskers (Sept. 17)
- Allstate Louisiana Kickoff: Florida State Seminoles vs. LSU Tigers (Sept. 4)
