Auburn football will play its first home game of the 2025 season this Saturday, as the Tigers are set to face Ball State.

It’s Auburn’s second non-conference game of the season and the first of three non-conference games against non-Power Four teams. For Saturday’s game, Auburn will pay Ball State $1.3 million, according to the game contract obtained by AL.com. That payment must be made on or before March 1, 2026.

According to the contract, Ball State will be provided with 500 complimentary tickets and will have the option to purchase 2,000 additional tickets on consignment at the single game ticket price. The request for additional tickets, however, would have to have been made before May 1.

Ball State’s band will be provided “complimentary tickets up to 419 seats,” according to the

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