Former University of Minnesota athletics director Norwood Teague granted Major League Baseball free access to TCF Bank Stadium for a 2014 concert in exchange for a suite and tickets to the 2014 All-Star Game, according to a financial audit released Tuesday.
The U typically charges a $125,000 fee for use of football stadium, but MLB was allowed to use it at no cost for an Imagine Dragons concert they held there three days before the baseball game at Target Field in Minneapolis.
In return, the U received a suite and 50 additional tickets.
Internal auditors also found the U reimbursed Teague for $3,229 in food and alcohol purchases made during the July game.