Take a long-downtrodden team that happens to have the world's largest alumni base and another playing a home game while in search of its first national title in 25 years and the math is simple.

Get-in prices on the secondary market of $3,500-$4,500 have led some fans to a reckoning: How much are they willing to spend?

Ticket prices for Monday night's College Football Playoff national championship game between Indiana and Miami have remained ...