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NIU’s sale of bowl tickets reach 5,500

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Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey, left, and Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher will lead their teams in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1. NIU still has nearly 10,000 tickets available for the BCS contest.

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Ten days after earning the first Bowl Championship Series game in Mid-American Conference history, Northern Illinois fans have claimed approximately 5,500 tickets to the Jan. 1 Orange Bowl game against Florida State, school officials said Wednesday. According to Eric Schultz, NIU's director of Ticket Operations, Northern Illinois has exhausted its supply of tickets at the $225 level. Approximately 10,000 tickets priced between $75 and $165 remain available in the Huskie sections of the stadium.

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