
Kansas students pack baseball game after free hot dog promise by AD, Hunter Dickinson
Kansas students packed Hoglund Ballpark on Friday to watch the Jayhawks take on Omaha and enjoy free food, courtesy of a notable sponsor.
With Kansas baseball entering Friday’s contest undefeated, school athletic director Travis Goff encouraged student attendance ahead of the game with a simple, time-tested promotion: He would buy the first 150 hot dogs for students. Quick to match the offer a little over an hour later? Star center for the Jayhawks men’s basketball team, Hunter Dickinson.
I’ll match it Travis. Make that 300! Pack the Hog! https://t.co/Z52qlnJF8B
— Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) February 28, 2025
The result was an atmosphere for Kansas’ second game of the spring at Hoglund that was nothing short of raucous, including a banner that read “BEWARE OF THE HOG.” The student section fervor peaked in the bottom of fourth inning, when third baseman Michael Brooks went yard to complete a back-to-back-to-back streak of home runs for the Jayhawks. Hoglund went crazy — and a few beverages went flying.
This is what it’s all about 👏#NCAABaseball x 🎥 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/xF12VH303K
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) February 28, 2025
The free hot dogs couldn’t secure a win for Kansas, though. The Jayhawks took their first loss of the season 9-5, with Omaha’s social media trolling the crowd after the win.