Want to buy USC football tickets while you’re shopping at Costco? You can do that now

Many shop at Costco to purchase various Kirkland Signature items in bulk — such as milk chocolate almonds or crinkle cut chips — but customers in South Carolina can also drop in to pick up some Gamecock football tickets.

Tickets for South Carolina football games in 2022 were spotted in a West Ashley Costco on Wednesday night by WCIV-TV sports director Scott Eisberg. The tickets are priced at two for $89.99, and apply to all regular-season home games excluding Georgia.

The ticket deal will be available inside Costco locations in the state of South Carolina, according to Lance Grantham, USC’s senior associate athletic director for ticketing.

“We’re expect good results from it,” Grantham told The State — 800 have been sold so far, he said. “It’s a really good value for the fans.”

The in-store purchase gives fans access to two west upper tickets in the stadium, two “all you can eat” passes and one fairgrounds parking pass. Fans can save up to 40 percent, according to a disclaimer, with that number varying by the game.

For instance, according to USC, face value for an upper level seat is $40 per ticket for home games against Georgia State and S.C. State, and peaks at $75 for the Tennessee game.

The Costco promotion is part of the Gamecocks’ growing effort to boost single-game ticket sales. But USC isn’t the only school selling tickets in wholesale stores.

Eisberg’s original tweet had around 900 reactions as of Thursday morning. One reply the tweet showed a photo of sideline tickets for Rutgers games being sold at a different store for $99.99. The University of Louisville is also selling football tickets at Costco.

Tickets for Gamecock games can be redeemed at thegamecockclub.com, where the site helps to direct buyers about the process.

So the next time you head to Costco looking for cereal or orange juice, you might leave with some weekend plans.

— The State’s Dwayne McLemore contributed to this story