The relationship between the online secondary ticket market and college athletics

This study examined the relationship between the online secondary ticket market and college athletic departments. A survey was emailed to the highest-ranking ticket office official at National Collegiate Athletic Association member institutions that are categorized as Football Bowl Subdivision. The survey collected data on the existence of a formal contract between the athletic department and an online secondary ticket company; ticket office officials' opinions regarding the online secondary ticket company; and measured levels of agreement that certain factors had on the existence or non-existence of a formal contract between the athletic department and an online secondary ticket company.;Descriptive statistics were run on the collected data, and chi-square tests were run to determine if there were significant (p<0.05) relationships between athletic departments and the online secondary ticket market. Descriptive statistics and chi-square results were analyzed and discussed.