Saturday’s season opener between Idaho and Florida will not be rescheduled.
The game had been suspended because of heavy rain and unplayable conditions.
Here’s the full press release from Florida’s athletics communications:
University of Florida Athletics Director Jeremy Foley and University of Idaho
Athletics Director Rob Spear have agreed that Saturday night’s game has been
declared a no contest and that not rescheduling the game is the only viable
option for both programs.
The two schools, however, have agreed to schedule a game in Gainesville for the
2017 season on a date to be determined later.
“We looked at a number of options and, in the end, we both thought it was in the
best interest of our student-athletes and football programs to play out the
remainder of our respective schedules as they stand,” Foley said.
Florida will fulfill the terms of the contract between the two schools and pay
Idaho its $975,000 guarantee by February 1, 2015, as outlined in the agreement.
“I want to thank UF, especially AD Jeremy Foley, for the professional and
first-class way they worked through this issue and the focus on student-athlete
welfare,” Spear said. “It was not in our best interest to play 10 consecutive
weeks without a bye week. We look forward to our return to Florida in 2017.”
Ticket refunds for Florida-Idaho game
Did you purchase your ticket through Gator Ticket Office?
Here’s how you get a Florida-Idaho refund:
* Used credit card to purchase season, single, group or mini-plan tickets?
Refund automatically issued to the credit card by Sept. 8. 2014
* Paid in cash or check at Gator Ticket Office in advance of game day?
Receive a refund check in the mail by Sept. 22, 2014
* Purchase with cash at Gator Ticket Office on game day?
Contact the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683, x6800 by 5 p.m. ET on Sept.
30, 2014 to inquire about refund
Tickets refunded at following prices:
Regular ticket: $25.00
Student ticket: $15.00
Group ticket: Varies
* Purchased ticket from vendor other than the Gator Ticket Office?
No refunds available through Gator Ticket Office, except TicketMaster Exchange,
which will issue a refund directly from TicketMaster
* For anyone who purchased an Idaho ticket with cash or check and had a change
of address after they purchased the original ticket, please contact the Gator
Ticket Office before Sept. 10 at 5 p.m.
All fans who purchased a ticket through the Gator Ticket Office to the season
opener vs. Idaho will be given a full refund of the single-game ticket price
that they paid for the game. This includes all Gator Booster and UF Student
Season-Ticket holders, single-game, group and mini-plan ticket holders who
purchased through GatorZone<http://www.gatorzone.com/tickets/football>, those
who called, visited, mailed their order in to the Gator Ticket Office or those
who purchased through the TicketMaster Exchange site. The regular ticket price
for the Idaho game was $25, the student ticket price was $15 and group ticket
pricing varied.
All fans who used a credit card to purchase their tickets will automatically be
issued a refund back to the credit card that was originally used for the
transaction by Sept. 8, 2014. Any fan who purchased tickets in advance of the
game on Saturday and paid with cash or a check will receive a refund check in
the mail by Sept. 22, 2014. Fans who purchased tickets with cash the day of the
football game will have until 5 p.m. on Sept. 30 to contact the Gator Ticket
Office at (352) 375-4683, ext. 6800 to inquire about their refund.
“Like all Gators, I wish we could have played the game Saturday night, but I
support the decision made by both Athletic Directors,” Florida head coach Will
Muschamp said. “As I said earlier this week, our focus is getting our players
and team ready for Eastern Michigan and we are excited to get back out there in
front of our passionate and loyal fans.”
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