To the naked eye, a person attending a Coastal Carolina University football game this season would assume there is no way the school will meet the 15,000 in average attendance required by the NCAA of Football Bowl Subdivision programs.
The newly expanded Brooks Stadium now seats approximately 15,500, and it has been maybe 70 percent full at its peak this season.
But the naked eye can’t see total ticket sales, and with one game remaining, Coastal says it will meet the requirement, and all of the others associated with the school’s move from the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) to the FBS (formerly I-A).