A.C.C. Championship Game In Danger Of Not Selling Out

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by Kirk Hawkins, Photojournalist Adam Stevens

Story Created: Nov 28, 2012 at 1:04 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 28, 2012 at 1:04 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Donald Rush has tickets right behind the Florida State bench at Saturday's A.C.C. Championship game "I'm excited the game is here in Charlotte so I get a chance to go and see my school play. It's great that it's right here in my backyard," said the South Charlotte resident.

The 1993 graduate will be in the crowd that Charlotte Collegiate Football's Executive Director Will Webb says will not be a sellout, "I just think this is a perfect storm where a variety of factors
whatever they are came together."

More than 7-thousand tickets are available at Stub Hub starting at just 4 dollars. This is the first time the A.C.C. Championship game won't sell out in Charlotte. It came to town in 2010 after failing to sell out in Florida. "We're gonna have a really good crowd. I just don't think it's  gonna be a sell out but it's gonna be a good crowd," Webb said.

Bank of America Stadium can hold about 74-thousand people. So far, organizers say they've only sold about 59-thousand tickets. A.C.C. Associate Commisioner Michael Kelly says because
the majority of those ticket sales come from locals, the A.C.C. Championship has a good chance of remaining in Charlotte, "It's really just a matter of us continuing to grow together.  We've done that so well these first couple years," said Kelly.

The A.C.C.'s agreement with Charlotte runs through 2013. The city's commitment to the game includes a $250-thousand-dollar grant to Charlotte Collegiate Football. The non-profit manages the championship.

 

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