WSU outlines vaccine validation process
Seven locations around the stadium will allow for pre-verification
A WSU fan displays a “Go Cougs” sign during a Sept. 11 game in Martin Stadium.
September 29, 2021
On Wednesday, WSU Athletics officially announced the protocol fans at home football games will be required to follow for vaccine verification.
As previously reported, all fans 12 years old and above will be required to show either proof of vaccination or an FDA-approved negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event.
In the updated announcement, WSU Athletics stated fans will be able to show their documentation at locations around Martin Stadium. These include inside of the Compton Union Building, Beasley Coliseum, Cougville (which takes place on the football team’s practice field) and four guest kiosks around the perimeter of the stadium.
Fans going through this process will receive a stamp of verification.
These locations will open three hours before kickoff and will close at kickoff. Fans can still receive verification directly at the gate, but WSU encourages all fans to use the other locations to speed up the process.
Gates A, B, F, I and the premium seating entrance will all have express lanes for those who go through the verification process at one of the other locations.
WSU Athletics clarified that in addition to physical CDC-issued vaccination cards, a photo or digital version of the vaccination card with the guest’s name and dates of doses will be accepted.
Fans will still be required to wear masks at all times, indoor or outdoor, at Gesa Field except when actively eating or drinking.
These protocols will go into effect beginning with WSU’s homecoming game against Oregon State on Oct. 9.
tim mellin • Sep 30, 2021 at 2:22 pm
I am a former KWSU /KUGR sportscaster from the early 1970s. I had a gig scheduled to do web tv color commentating for L.A. J.C. football this fall. In doing my prep, I noticed new protocols for Covid admission to the campus for everyone. I gave a head’s up to the prod. company about the new protocol, so we wouldn’t be blindsided by security when we came to the game. The manager went ballistic for me informing them about this (they had a nifty cozy arrangement that probably let them go around / ignore the covid protocol,) and he retaliated by firing me. Also, I was doing web color commentating for HS L.A. City football, and we just got shut out from doing Friday’s game because my partner (even though he has tested weekly as negative / covid) lives w/ his family and has a close family member who had covid. So the HS district for L.A. (LAUSD) has very strict guidelines they enforce for everyone. Ergo, we can’t do the L.A. City section games unti something changes. Maybe we could use this to appeal their “family member w/ covid” quarantine, if you are negative on your covid test. I think that would make the most sense. So, you see, I guess Covid virus rules the roost, these days.
Steve Smith • Sep 29, 2021 at 5:04 pm
All of these important protocols do not seem to apply to
Coach Rolovich….