Here's who gets free luxury box seats for big games

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In this week’s edition, we’ve unearthing:

• Who school presidents invite to big games

  Guest lists from luxury suites at big-name universities.

• A pricey Pop-Tarts Bowl surprise

  When you go to the Pop-Tarts Bowl, there’s one thing you don’t get for free.

• A low-effort larb to eat all week

  In the latest FOIAball Food, an inauthentic but excellent meal.

Who gets invited to luxury boxes?

What do you get when you mix a Game of Thrones star, five rambunctious YouTubers, one of the greatest country musicians ever, and the first person to let Elon Musk stick a chip in his brain?

How about a nationally renowned cable news anchor and the world’s best-selling author?

Or the guy who broke the news of 9/11 to George Bush, one of America’s top spies, and a former chairman of the SEC? 

You get a college president’s luxury suite at a big game. 

At most public schools, top university officials are granted a stadium suite for home football games, used to entertain and fete top-dollar donors, prestigious alumni, visiting dignitaries, and celebrities.

FOIAball figured that might be something the public would like to know more about. 

So we requested guest lists for university presidents and chancellors for the 2024 season to see who stepped into these schmancy suites. 

The responses did not disappoint. 

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