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Letter: Longtime fans of BYU football are getting shafted

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU players run onto the field for their NCAA college football game against Utah Tech, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU players run onto the field for their NCAA college football game against Utah Tech, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

Hey BYU, I thought you were supposed to hold the same standards as the church.

This money-grabbing thing is getting out of control.

Back in April I paid for my season football tickets on time. Got my seat assignments and barring you move me again, like last year, I am set, good!

Well, at the end of July, I got refunded for one game, weird, right? A week later I got my tickets, sans the Notre Dame game. All I got was that there were not enough ND seats allocated, therefore, you needed mine. No avail to my complaints, not from Chad Lewis, Brian Santiago or three other assistant athletic directors. It sucks for me I guess.

In the name of greed, the long-term fans are suffering — no more chair allowances or close parking if you do not contribute enough for the Cougar club. The usual token fee is not good enough. If you do not contribute at least three levels up, you are out of luck.

We are feeling cheated, robbed, betrayed. Are those the things that we are supposed to expect from such a high institution of the church? 45 years of following the team in thick and thin and now has come to this. I hope my tickets sell for $1,000 each. It seems that Kalani really needs that cash, the way he has been insinuating as of late.

A very frustrated fan,

Art Santana, West Valley City

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