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Texas Tech Fanbase Triggers Huge Ticket Sellout Against Houston

Texas Tech Fanbase Triggers Huge Ticket Sellout Against Houston

Texas Tech has sold out primary tickets for its 10th straight home game, this time ahead of Friday night's Big 12 opener against Houston at Jones AT&T Stadium. That streak includes three sellouts already this season, and the Red Raiders show no sign of cooling off.

That streak includes three sellouts already this season, and the Red Raiders show no sign of cooling off. Fewer than 500 tickets remain for the October 17 home game against Arizona State, so fans hoping to grab seats on the secondary market should expect prices to climb fast.

Friday's game carries extra weight as the conference opener, the kind of matchup that turns campus and the surrounding streets into a sea of red before kickoff. The season closes with a Thanksgiving night game against TCU at 7 p.m., a date that could easily join the sellout list given how demand has trended all year.

For Lubbock, this run means more than bragging rights. A packed stadium for ten straight weeks pumps foot traffic into bars and restaurants near campus, fills parking lots well before kickoff, and makes last minute tickets tougher to find for casual fans. Anyone still hoping to catch a game in person should move quickly, either online or through the Athletics Ticket Office, because the next sellout could be announced any day.

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