LEADOFF: The going rate for Georgia-Florida tickets
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The Georgia-Florida game is the second most expensive ticket in college football this week, according to one secondary marketplace for sports tickets.
Vivid Seats said Saturday's Big Ten showdown of No. 2 Penn State at No. 6 Ohio State is commanding by far the highest prices on its exchange, an average of $283 per ticket sold.
The Georgia-Florida game in Jacksonville is the next priciest with an average of $151 for tickets sold on the site.
Georgia enters the game undefeated (7-0) and ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press and coaches' polls, while Florida is 3-3 and unranked. The Bulldogs are favored by two touchdowns, but the rivalry has a history of producing stunning upsets.
Behind Penn State-Ohio State and Georgia-Florida, the next most expensive college-football tickets this week, according to Vivid Seats’ data, are the N.C. State-at-Notre Dame game (an average of $141 per ticket sold), the Georgia Tech-at-Clemson game (an average of $114) and the Mississippi State-at-Texas A&M game ($112).
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About the Author
Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
