Sept. 18, 2006

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- -

The University of Missouri Department of Athletics has announced that general admission tickets for this weekend's game against Ohio and the Sept. 30th matchup with Colorado will go on sale beginning at 8 a.m. (CT) on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The general admission "hill" tickets are usually not available until gameday.

The tickets for the Ohio game, which will kickoff at 1 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, are $15 and tickets for the Big 12 Conference opener with Colorado are $22. It was announced on Monday that the kickoff for the Colorado game on Sept. 30, will be 11:30 a.m. (CT) at Faurot Field.

To purchase tickets, call 1-800-CAT-PAWS (884-PAWS in Columbia) or go online to mutigers.com. Tickets are also available at the Mizzou Arena Ticket Office.

The Tigers are 3-0 on the season after a 27-17 win over New Mexico last weekend in Albuquerque, N.M.