Wednesday is your last day to buy advance tickets in the Bearcats section at the national championship football game Saturday.

Northwest Missouri State faces the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears on Saturday (11am CST kickoff) at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.

Media Relations Specialist Mark Hornickel tells us they’d sold about 1,100 tickets from the university’s allotment by Tuesday morning.

They will continue selling tickets until noon on Wednesday. Hornickel says any tickets left over will be available at the box office at the stadium.

He adds that there should be seats available outside the section reserved for Bearcats fans as well. The ticket office phones at Northwest were busy on Tuesday morning.

Tickets to the game, and the post-game celebration, may be purchased in person at the Student Services Center on the first floor of the Administration Building at Northwest. Or you can call (660)562-1212 from 9am to noon on Wednesday.

A free tailgate party begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, in the parking lot north of the Stadium. Complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and donuts (while supplies last) will be available to all Bearcat fans prior to the game. Souvenir rally towels will be handed out, and the Bearcat Marching Band and Northwest cheerleaders will perform.

The postgame celebration begins immediately after the game at the Florence/Lauderdale Coliseum, 702 E. Veterans Dr., in Florence. The event will include a buffet catered by Whole Hog Express, trophy presentation and remarks from Bearcat coaches and players. The coliseum will easily accommodate all Bearcat fans and is an alcohol-free environment. Tickets to the postgame celebration are $20 and attendees will receive a wristband to be admitted.

(Directions: From the visitors’ side of Braly Municipal Stadium, head south on Royal Avenue all the way to Veterans Drive. Take a right on Veterans Drive and go about 1/2 mile. The Florence/Lauderdale Coliseum is on the left side, 702 E. Veterans Drive.)