The secret to Raymond James Stadium selling all 65,857 tickets for tonight’s South Florida-West Virginia game? Not two ranked teams. Not a battle for Big East supremacy. Not even ESPN2. At least not according to this story in The Ledger, in Lakeland, Fla.

Raymond James Stadium has one big advantage, said Bledsoe, the senior from Titusville. Though he is eager for USF to achieve parity with Florida and other football powers, he noted that alcohol sales are banned at college-owned stadiums.

“Me and all my friends like Ray-J, and you can drink beers at Ray-J,” said Bledsoe, who is 22 and can drink legally. “That’s crucial.”