By Chris Day, Wisconsin State Journal, 9/9/2022
Whether you're watching from the
comfort of your couch or making the trip to Camp Randall
Stadium, BadgerExtra has fans covered with a complete breakdown of
everything they need to know as the University of Wisconsin football
team (1-0)
host Washington State (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in Madison.
Watching at home
Saturday's game is being
broadcast on Fox with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Jason Benetti will be on
the play-by-play call for Fox alongside analyst Brock Huard, with Allison
Williams on the sidelines. Fans in the Madison area can listen to the game on
101.5 FM or 1310 AM with Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas and Mark Tauscher on the
call.
Heading
to Camp Randall
For fans who are attending
Saturday's game, here are a few things to be prepared for:
Tickets: With UW no longer issuing team-printed tickets, fans
attending the game either can print their ticket at home or present their
digital ticket on their smartphone at the gate.
Buyers receive their tickets
digitally and the barcoded passes exist in the user’s account to be used,
transferred or resold. Fans use a self-serve scanner at the gate for entry to
the stadium.
Gates open at 1 p.m., with the
Badgers scheduled to take the field for pre-game warm-ups at 1:35 p.m.,
followed by the UW Marching Band at 2:05 p.m. The national anthem is scheduled
for 2:15 p.m.
For fans still looking for a ticket
to get into Saturday's game, as of Friday at 5 p.m., UW still had seats
available for $65-$80 before fees and the ticket brokering site StubHub
was offering seats from $24-$539 plus fees.
Weather: Fans headed to the game may want to bring raingear since
umbrellas as prohibited inside Camp Randall. The National Weather Service is
predicting a mostly sunny start to the day with a chance of showers beginning
in the afternoon and a high near 80 degrees, with a light southwest wind.
Parking: The university operates a number of parking lots on a
first-come, first-served basis on football gamedays, with costs ranging from
$5-$15 for passenger vehicles. For those heading to the game by bicycle, there
is free bike parking available from 12:30 p.m. until one hour after the
end of the game behind the Monroe Street Fire Station along the southwest
commuter path. Check out the map below for all parking lot locations and
availability:
COVID protocols: Unlike
last season, UW is not currently requiring fans to wear masks when they’re in
indoor public areas of the stadium.
Cashless concessions: Concession stands at Camp Randall will accept only
credit and debit cards, Google Pay and Apple Pay.
Catch
up on BadgerExtra coverage
From columnist Jim Polzin highlighting all the reasons for
Badgers fans to be optimistic this season to reporter Colten
Bartholomew taking a closer look at quarterback
Graham Mertz's performance — and everything in
between — BadgerExtra has something for every UW fan ahead of Saturday's
showdown with Washington State:
