I have no knowledge as to how the CFP/host schools will price the first round games, but I expect a face value of $250-$300 per ticket, at minimum.
Pulled this below from a NYTimes article on Penn State playoff ticket communication to season ticket holders. Read in a few articles the face value from $100 - $250 set by CFP but I don't know if host schools can flex on pricing. I would doubt it but don't know. If we host, secondary market should be very expensive.
"The rollout of ticketing procedures is one of many steps for all potential host sites in the first year of the 12-team Playoff. The
CFP released an 87-page manual to schools in August to prepare for hosting a game that will either fall on Friday, Dec. 20, or Saturday, Dec. 21. The determination of which game is played Friday night versus who plays in the first-round triple-header on Saturday will be made by television.
Ticket prices for the first-round games held on
college campuses were set by the CFP. Pricing is unified across the country, with different price points for seats along the lower bowl sideline, lower bowl end zones, upper bowl, suites and student section, among others. General seating prices — not including clubs and suites — will range from $100 to $250. The deadline for season ticket holders to reserve seats for a potential Playoff game is 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, Nov. 22.
The four first-round byes in the Playoff are reserved for the highest-ranked conference champions. First-round home games go to the next four highest-ranked teams.
In the latest CFP rankings revealed Tuesday, sixth-seeded Penn State would be hosting No. 11 Ole Miss. Though Penn State won’t know for sure whether it’s hosting until Dec. 8 when the bracket is released, the university
has long prepared for the possibility. Last spring, Penn State moved winter graduation from Dec. 21 to the following Sunday. Attempting to host a Playoff game in Beaver Stadium while holding graduation across the parking lot in the Bryce Jordan Center was not possible.
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How exactly will College Football Playoff home games work?
Student tickets are not available yet, but Penn State does plan to have the same number of student tickets available (21,000) as offered during the regular season, deputy athletic director Vinnie James said in an interview with
The Athletic.
Penn State athletics has worked with the student government to determine how to best handle the ticket process for students. This procedure will be communicated to students in the coming weeks. Student tickets cost $25.