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LSU To Sell Alcohol, Scrap CDC Checks At Football Games

LSU fans must remain in their ticketed seats and wear masks when they are not eating or drinkingGetty Images

LSU "will sell alcohol inside Tiger Stadium this weekend, and the school no longer requires completion of a CDC wellness check before entering the venue," both changes coming as the school adjusted its coronavirus protocols after "reviewing policies and listening to fan feedback from the Tigers' first game," according to Wilson Alexander of the Baton Rouge ADVOCATE. LSU "didn't sell alcohol in Tiger Stadium during the season opener." As part of the adjustments, LSU "ended a policy that required fans to complete a CDC wellness check -- a four-question assessment of coronavirus symptoms and potential risk -- before they entered Tiger Stadium." LSU said that it "ended the protocol 'in order to reduce lines and wait times' at gates." The school also "reminded fans to remain in their ticketed seats and wear masks unless they are eating or drinking, a problem LSU officials identified after the season opener" (Baton Rouge ADVOCATE, 10/6). 

GEORGIA MAKING CHANGES, TOO: In Athens, Marc Weiszer reports Univ. of Georgia athletic officials "will take steps before Saturday’s home game against Tennessee to address the issue of too many students gathering closely together after photos went viral this weekend from the first game in Sanford Stadium under reduced attendance." UGA Senior Deputy AD Josh Brooks said that there "would be more staffing and better enforcement ... to remind fans to stay in their seating area, and students will be funneled to two other student areas elsewhere in the stadium." Student seating -- in "pods of four -- is marked off with a red vinyl wrap on top of the aluminum bleacher to designate where they are supposed to sit or stand." Weiszer notes some who saw UGA's home opener air on TV were "alarmed by fans sitting closely together, many without masks." Social media "lit up with images seen from the ESPN national broadcast." Face coverings are "not required in the seating area at Sanford Stadium." Ole Miss also "won’t be requiring fans to wear masks when seated, only when entering and exiting the stadium and moving about the concourses." That is a "change from its home opener when face covering were to be worn at all times" (ATHENS BANNER-HERALD, 10/6). 

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