Current Student-Athletes - Complimentary Admissions - Murray State University Athletics

Complimentary Admissions

Current Racer student-athletes are eligible to receive four (4) complimentary admissions per intercollegiate athletic contest (home or away) in which they participate, regardless of whether they compete in that specific contest or not. These admissions do have certain restrictions, as outined in the following:

Your complimentary admissions may not be sold.
You must submit your guests' names to be placed on a pass list at least three (3) days prior to the game. The pass list will be available through your sport's secretary or designated coach.
Recipients must be family members, relatives, fellow students or other teammate.
"Hard tickets" are not allowed to be sent in the mail for your complimentary admissions.
Your guests will be required to show a photo ID and provide a signature to claim their admissions.
The institution may not reserve special additional tickets for purchase by student-athletes or their families.
Distribution of complimentary admissions for away contests will be left to the discretion of the Athletics Director and the head coach.
Complimentary admissions should not be provided to individuals of prospect age (grades 9-12) or agents, financial advisors or a representative of an agent (eg., runner).

When you compete in a postseason event (conference championship, NCAA championship, etc.), Murray State may provide each student-athlete that is a member of that participating team with up to six (6) complimentary admissions.

Providing Complimentary Admission to a Prospective Student-Athlete

If you know a prospective student-athlete that you would like to invite to a home event, speak to your coach about putting that individual on the complimentary admissions list for prospective student-athletes or check with the Compliance Office.

Complimentary Admission to Home Events in Other Sports

You are also eligible to receive complimentary admissions to home athletic events other than the sport you compete in. Current Racers may receive one (1) complimentary admission to MSU home athletic contests. As with the tickets for your own sport, these also have guidelines you must follow.

Student-athletes may not sell these complimentary admissions.
The institution may not reserve additional tickets for purchase by student-athletes.
You must show a photo ID in order to receive your complimentary admissions.

Nonpermissible Actions Regarding Admissions and Tickets

There are also some general rules regarding ticket practices that you must follow while a student-athlete at Murray State. If you are ever unsure of what the policy is regarding tickets to a Murray State contest or any other athletic event, on or off-campus, please contact the compliance staff and we'll be happy to answer your questions. Here are some of the nonpermissible procedures as outline by the NCAA.

You may not receive payment from any source for your complimentary admissions and may not exchange or assign for them any item of value.
Individuals that you assign complimentary admissions to may not receive any type of payment for your admissions or exchange or assign them for any item of value. If the individual receives compensation for complimentary admission, this is prohibited by the NCAA and will be deemed as an "extra benefit."
Murray State may not provide a special arrangement to sell a student-athlete ticket(s) to an athletics event. Tickets will be available for purchase by student-athletes according to the same purchasing procedures that other MSU students follow.
A student-athlete may not purchase tickets for an intercollegiate athletics event and then sell the tickets for a greater price than what they originally paid.
Murray State or any representative of its athletics interests may not purchase or otherwise obtain tickets to a professional sports event and make these tickets available to student-athletes enrolled at Murray State or in another member institution. This would be deemed as an "unacceptable extra benefit."