GAINESVILLE — Leave your tickets at home, just bring your face.

The University of Florida’s latest pitch to students marks a new era in college football: using facial authentication for ticket holders who use Express Entry by Wicket. The opt-in system, the first used in college sports, was marketed to fans as a quicker way to access the stadium, as they can walk through facial scanners rather than pulling out their phone or ticket.

“Just thought it would be easier to access the stadium and flip through my ticket, so quick selfie and in we go,” Amy Bapst, 40, said Saturday of the system’s debut before the host Gators crushed Long Island University 55-0.

Her daughter, Kira, wanted to experience the college atmosphere as a prospective student from Baltimore. So the two made sure to add

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