The UCF student section sings along to the national anthem before the game against the Florida A&M Rattlers at Spectrum Stadium on Aug. 29, 2019. The UCF Knights went on to defeat the Rattlers 62-0. Photo by Megan Turner.

UCF students may have full class sizes this the fall term, but will the Bounce House’s capacity restrictions be lifted, too?

UCF announced its fall plans to lift capacity restrictions and offer most courses in-person as it’s planning a full return to face-to-face operations, but Knight News has learned the announcement does not extend to UCF Athletics. 

“The announcement is related to academics, not athletics,” UCF spokesman Chad Binette said in an email to Knight News.

UCF Athletics spokesman John Heisler said last week that it was too soon to know about capacity limits for football games when asked about season tickets and fans in the stands.

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“We have no idea — way premature to know — obviously we would love to have 100% capacity but it all depends on the COVID progress in months to come,” he said.

The University of Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi all announced they moving forward with plans to have a full stadium in the fall while following COVID-19 protocols and guidelines.

The announcement to allow fans in the stands comes at a similar time as the schools announced their fall academic plans.

UCF Athletics has not yet made an official announcement regarding capacity and athletic events.

Check back with Knight News for updates.