LEXINGTON, Ky. — Big Blue Nation will be met with new safety requirements at Kroger Field this season.

What You Need To Know

  • UK Athletics announces new safety measures for Kroger Field

  • Stadium capacity reduced to 20 percent

  • No tailgating allowed this season

  • No season tickets issued for 2020

University of Kentucky Athletics announced new guidelines, including a reduced capacity of 20 percent at Kroger Field with a distanced seating plan in place. UK Athletics said all plans are subject to change.

A number of other measures will also be in place, including:

  • Enhanced cleaning and sanitization procedures;
  • Mobile ticketing and parking passes;
  • Required face masks;
  • Signage in common areas;
  • Social distancing;
  • Hand sanitization and washing stations throughout the stadium;
  • Reducing capacity of elevators to three people;
  • Cashless transactions at concessions;
  • Parking lots open three hours before kickoff;
  • No gatherings in parking lot before game;
  • No tailgating, generators, trailers, tents, grills or cooking in parking lots before game;
  • Gates open two hours before kickoff;
  • Anyone around stadium on gameday should have ticket or credential;
  • No RVs in the parking lots; and
  • Bringing of bags is dicouraged and only small, clear bags will be admitted.

The UK Ticket Office and K Fund plan to communicate directly with season ticket holders about options for 2020 season tickets. Season tickets won't be issued for this fall, and all prior seat locations will be deferred to the 2021 season.

Current season ticket holders can purchase priority single-game tickets through an online selection process with sales set to begin next week. K Fund priority ranking will determine the order for online ticket selections.

Accounts will be limited to purchasing one block of seats per game, most in groups of two or four; however, UK Athletics said there's no guarantee that every season ticket holder will be able to purchase tickets due to the limited capacity.

Priority single-game tickets will be priced to include parking this fall, and all fans will receive their tickets and parking passes through mobile delivery and must scan them on a mobile device for entry into Kroger Field.

Season ticket holders who don't attend games this season will be given a donation, credit, and refund options. Season ticket holders will also have the ability to renew their original seat locations and parking for the 2021 season.

UK football's 2020 season will include a 10-game, SEC-only schedule beginning Oct. 3 when Kentucky hosts Ole Miss.

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