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LOOK: There was an embarrassingly low turnout for Stanford’s season opener
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The first week of the season is always one of the most anticipated weekends of the college football season. Everyone is undefeated, meaning nearly every stadium in America is enjoying a great turnout.
Unless you’re attending a Stanford game.
The Cardinal played in front of an embarrassingly sparse crowd on Friday night, as there were more empty seats than occupied ones at Stanford Stadium. Here’s a photo that captured the really underwhelming crowd on hand as Stanford hosted San Diego State.
#49ers DL Solomon Thomas serves as honorary captain for No. 13 Stanford's opener against San Diego St in front of a not so large crowd pic.twitter.com/I7Pmq2roDf
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) September 1, 2018
There is a (somewhat) good explanation behind the low turnout. According to the school’s website, students aren’t on campus yet, a solid reason behind the empty seats.
Still, a team ranked No. 13 in the country with Heisman Trophy candidate Bryce Love would surely draw a better crowd than that, right?
Apparently not this early in the year.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB