MSU AD: Spartan Stadium capacity could be cut up to 80 percent this fall

In addition to limited seating, the university is trying to implement safety precautions.

IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS --COLLEGE FOOTBALL ISN'T REALLYIMPORTANT WITHEVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON RIGHTNOW.BUT THERE ARE STILL MILLIONS OFPEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY...WAITING TO FIND OUT IFGAMES WILL BE PLAYED THIS FALL.TODAY... MICHIGAN STATE FANS GOTSOME GOOD NEWS ON THAT FRONT --THEUNIVERSITY IS ALLOWING ATHLETESTO PRACTICE ON CAMPUS... BUTTHEY'RE STILL WORKINGOUT PLANS FOR SPARTAN STADIUM.FOX 47'S MAUREEN HALLIDAY HAS ALOOK AT WHAT FANS CAN EXPECT ONGAME DAY."IN TERMS OF 70 THOUSAND SEAATSBEING ABLE TO FILL SOMEHWEREBALLPARK IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENTRANGE."WITH THE LACK OF AVAILABLESEATING--BEEKMAN SAYS THEUNIVERSITY ISPRIOIRTIZING TICKETS TOUNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATESTUDENTS."IT'S A COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMAND SO STUDENTS ARE AT THECENTER OEF WHAT WE DO SO WEPRIOIRTIZE STUDENT ATTENDENCE.WE WORK TO ACCOMODATE SEASONTICKET HOLDERS AND MAJORDONORS."THE UNIVERSITY IS TRYING TOIMPLEMENT SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDHEALTH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FORFANS."WE'RE DOING A LOT OF PLANNINGFOR HOW PEOPLE WOULD PARK, HOWTHEY WOULD QUE TO COME INTOTHE STADIUM, WE'RE TRYING TOCONVERT AS MANY FAUCETS AS WECAN INTO TOUCHLESS FAUCETS.TRYING TO PREPARE FOR IFPOSSIBLE TOUCHLESS PAYMENT ATOUR CONCESSION STANDS.""TO TRY AN MAKE SURE THEEXPERIENCE OF ATTENDING A GAMEWILL BE AS SAFE AS IT CAN BE."MICHIGAN STATE HAS A TOUGHDECISION.

WITH ONLY A LIMITEDAMOUNT OF SEATS AND PRIORITIZINGSTUDENTS THEY ARE ALSO TRYING TOSECURE SEATS FOR SEASON TICKETHOLDERS."AS WE THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLERENEWING AT THE SAME TIMECALCULATING HOW MANY OF THEM WECANFAITHFULLY FIT INTO THE STADIUM.SO WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THOSETWO THINGS IN TOGETHER."I'M MAUREEN HALLIDAY, FOX 47NEWSBEEKMAN SAYS..

ALL OF THIS COULDCHANGE WITHIN THE COMINGMONTHS... BEFORE THEFOOTBALL SEASON STARTS.WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN MICHIGANSTATE FINALIZES ITS POLICY FORSPARTAN STADIU