Ohio State fans will be able to enjoy alcoholic beverages at Ohio Stadium this year. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith announced Friday, Ohio Stadium will be selling beer and wine during the 2015 football season. However alcohol sales are limited to certain areas of the stadium. Alcohol will be sold in the 81 suites and 2,700 club seats, which make up approximately 4 percent of the stadium’s capacity. Ohio State’s first home game will be on Sept. 12 against Hawaii. Fellow Big Ten school, Maryland is debating selling alcohol at its stadium. Maryland student government has been pushing to sell beer and wine at its football games. More from Baltimore Sun: But the student government president reasons: “If you sell alcohol, people will have a stable and consistent way to drink during the game.” That’s better, the junior said, than students overindulging before entering the stadium or leaving at halftime to drink more when “the buzz is wearing off. For some people, drinking is more important than the actual game.” Alcohol was made available for purchase at recent concert events and during the Cleveland Browns’ Orange and Brown scrimmage a couple of weeks ago.
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