With the home opener for Colorado Mesa football this Saturday at 1pm at Stocker Stadium, here are a couple of things to remember and new features that will be available for this year's games:

• Beer sales will make their debut and be available to be consumed throughout the stadium. There will be a point of sale in the main concourse on the tower side of the stadium and one on the backside of the Alumni Zone underneath the scoreboard on the South side of the stadium. Beer sales will cease at the end of the third quarter.

• With the addition of beer sales, there will be No Re-Entry back into the stadium. Once you leave, you will not be allowed back into the stadium.

• Tickets to the hospitality level of the Tower are now available to purchase for $50. Enjoy luxury box seating, perfect views, and complimentary food and beverages. Alcoholic beverages are available for purchase. Only 50 tickets are available in this area so get them quickly at CMUMavericks.com/tickets. 

• Food trucks will be stationed in the Southwest corner of the stadium with a rotation throughout the season. 

• Themes for select home games have been selected for the season. Saturday October 15 will be Youth Football and Community Night as the Mavericks take on Fort Lewis College at 6pm with homecoming schedule for October 29 against CSU Pueblo at 1pm. The final regular season home game will be on Saturday November 12 at 1pm as the Mavericks take on New Mexico Highlands on Military and First Responders Appreciation Day. Colorado Mesa will also honor their seniors prior to the game. 

• As a reminder, gates will open 90 minutes prior to kickoff at Stocker Stadium. The Alumni Zone and Maverick Club sections in the South endzone will open 60 minutes prior to kickoff. 

• As always, you can buy your tickets to any Colorado Mesa athletic event at CMUMavericks.com/tickets 

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