As the Georgia Bulldogs come to town, counterfeit tickets could be on the rise for the inaugural match-up between UGA and the Fighting Irish. John Breeden, the director of ticketing at the university, said his office has yet to receive calls about fans being sold fake tickets. However, he wants people to be aware of the secondary market and ticket scalpers.

"The counterfeits we have seen more recently have come on Ticketmaster's (website). We're not a Ticketmaster school, so anything on a Ticketmaster stock is a dead giveaway that it's a counterfeit ticket," said Breeden.

Typically, he said counterfeit tickets have rough edges, rough print, fuzzy print, or mismatched font (e.g. the game title font does not match the lettering for the seat block).

"I'm sure we will have some on Saturday," Breeden expressed, "but we just want people to be prepared as possible in case they are looking for other methods to buy tickets."

Since the Ticket Office sold all of its tickets, Breeden says

, which is powered by Vivid Seats, is the only reputable website selling seats.

If people suspect their ticket is fake, call the Notre Dame Ticket Office at 574-631-7356 or write an e-mail to tickets@nd.edu.