The University of the Kentucky and Western Kentucky University have signed a four-year football deal that will begin in the 2010 season.
The details were announced at a press conference today at LP Field in Nashville.
Here are some of the details announced at the press conference:
- Commonwealth Stadium will host the games in 2010 and 2012
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LP Field will host the games on Labor Day Weekend in 2011 and 2013
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Kentucky will pay WKU $500,000 to play at Commonwealth Stadium because of ticket allocation. UK will get a split of the profits of the games played at LP Field
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WKU A.D. Wood Selig said he has been pursuing a deal with UK for while, even joking about camping out on UK A.D. Mitch Barnhart's door to get the deal done.
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Everyone involved said the deal makes sense.
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Each school will get a 30,000 ticket allotment at LP Field.
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Selig estimates the Nashville area has over 10,000 WKU Alumni
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With the addition of Kentucky to their schedule, WKU head coach David Elson joked that Selig had petitioned WKU for entrance into the SEC. The Hilltoppers open the 2009 season at Tennessee. Last year, Kentucky beat WKU 41-3. The Hilltoppers lost to Florida in 2007, Georgia in 2006, and Auburn in 2003 and 2005.
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Nashville Sports Council president Scott Ramsay said the possibility exists down the road for the city to host a neutral site game involving the UK basketball team and the football series could help make that happen.
CLICK HERE for audio from WKU A.D. Wood Selig
CLICK HERE for audio from WKU head coach David Elson
CLICK HERE for audio from UK A.D. Mitch Barnhart
CLICK HERE for audio from U.K. head coach Rich Brooks
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