Iowa City, Iowa — The director of the University of Iowa Public Safety Department says the introduction of alcohol sales in Kinnick Stadium has led to some positive changes. Director Mark Bullock told the Board of Regents he didn’t anticipate that happening.
Some 70-thousand people turn out on Saturdays, and he says there appears to be less drinking in the parking lots before the game.
Bullock says that cuts some of the excessive drinking before the game.
Alcohol sales at Kinnick Stadium were first allowed in the 2021 season. A report by the U of I evaluating that first season found while alcohol-related offenses were the leading cause of arrests, there was a significant decrease in the total number of alcohol-related arrests and alcohol-related medical emergencies during football games at Kinnick. A U of I report shows net sales at Kinnick Stadium were two-point-four million dollars in the first year.
