A Letter from CU Athletic Director Rick George:
Buff Nation,
With just one week until the beginning of the 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football season, excitement is ramping up and I know, like me, you can't wait until the Buffs take the field against Georgia Tech on Friday, Aug. 29.
While the new season brings a lot of anticipation for this year's team, it is also a chance for us to show off the number of improvements we've made designed to enhance the game day experience at Folsom Field for all of our fans. Whether it's new and exciting food and beverage options or thrilling new entertainment, we are committed to creating one of the best fan atmospheres in the country.
New items to look for at Folsom this year include:
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- Drone Show (Sept. 27 vs. BYU)
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- Military Flyovers (Aug. 29 vs. Georgia Tech; Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, More TBD)
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- Enhanced team field entrance features, including cold sparks
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- Revamped Student Section - "The Charge"
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- New videoboard fan engagement elements after partnering with "The Famous Group" including using AI features for fans to enjoy their experience at breaks
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- Mobile parking for donor lot permit holders. Permit holders can download and transfer parking just as they do their mobile game tickets
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- Season Ticket Holders with Donor parking can also now post their parking pass directly to Seat Geek through their ticket account if they cannot make a game.
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- New tailgate area at Benson Field
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- Updated Black & Gold Upgrades: https://cubuffs.evenue.net/list/BGE
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- Updated food and beverage items:
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- Elimination of single-use plastic beverage bottles to enhance sustainability.
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- 70% of our restaurant partners working in and around the stadium are minority or women-owned.
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- New "round up" purchase options, fans can round up their food and beverage purchase to support CU student-athlete scholarships.
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- Flavor of Tabasco is a new food truck that will be in the plaza.
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- New chicken salad sandwich concept in the SE corner of the Field House
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- Blackjack Pizza, CU's official pizza sponsor, will be selling pizza in the Gate 8 concession stand as well as on the NW plateau (Gate 19 area).
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- Frippers, a new restaurant partner that will be located at Gate 11 selling gourmet hot dogs.
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- Chicken and veggie Tamales available out of the Gate 10 concession stand.
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- New tater tot concept with Dill Pickle tots and buffalo chicken tots will be at Gate 7.
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- New ride share drop-off and pick-up at Euclid and 18th (alternate locations: Safeway on Arapahoe; University Ave and Macky Dr.
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- Student Entrance & SW Entrance Flow- The Student Entrance will once again be on the NW side of Duane Physics & queue on Colorado Avenue. Students with Sports Passes will be the only patrons permitted through this entrance. The Southwest Entrance can be entered from either the west or east side of the stadium as we will allow patrons to flow freely from the east side of Colorado Ave to the west side of Colorado Ave. We have implemented this footprint to create the safest entry for all patrons entering the game
I can't wait to welcome you and all of our fans to Folsom Field this fall for another great season. Tickets to the Georgia Tech and Wyoming games are already sold out the rest of our games are selling fast. Make sure you get a chance to see the Buffs take the field at the best college football venue in the country and
purchase your tickets today!
Together, we remain Buffs United!
Go Buffs!
Rick