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The average secondhand asking price for Utah's Thursday night opener against Michigan — Jim Harbaugh's debut, in case you hadn't heard — is $382.15, according to resale ticket market aggregator TiqIQ.

Earlier Tuesday, when it was as high as $421.27, it was the 10th-priciest resale ticket in the nation this season, and the priciest Utah home game in five years of TiqIQ data. The minimum asking price is also the highest-ever for a Utah home game, at an even $200.

Public tickets were mostly sold out two weeks ago, excepting few singles, and student tickets sold out over the weekend after going on sale Tuesday of last week. It's the 32nd consecutive sellout for the Utes, dating back to the 2010 season opener against Pittsburgh, with 28 of those crowds exceeding Rice-Eccles Stadium capacity due to standing-room only seating.

The priciest games in terms of resale value since 2011 are as follows:

1. Michigan 2015 • $382.15

2. Oregon 2014 • $366.21

3. USC 2012 • $240.45

4. BYU 2012 • $181.52

5. USC 2014 • $177.22

The minimum ticket price has only exceeded $100 two other times, at $173.01 for Oregon last year and $103.50 for USC in 2012.

The cheapest?

1. Northern Colorado 2012 • $49.71

2. Arizona 2012 • $59.68

3. Washington State 2012 • $63.37

4. Idaho State 2014 • $70.25

5. Fresno State 2014 • $74.61

Utah's overall average resale price is down from $119 in 2014, 23rd in the nation, to $115, 27th. But that's subject to change. (Follow TiqIQ's weekly "most expensive poll by clicking here.) They went for $95 in 2013, $116 in 2012 and $92 in 2011.

Meanwhile, Michigan's average ticket resale price has jumped from $113 in 2014, the last year under Brady Hoke, to $171.

The priciest ticket in the nation this year is Notre Dame vs. Boston College at Fenway Park on Nov. 21, selling for an average of $917 with a minimum price of $642.

See attached tweet for others in the top 10.

— Matthew Piper

Twitter: @matthew_piper —

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