COLUMBUS — Ouch. Eek. Yikes.

Those are the reactions of many folks when they find out the going prices for defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes football tickets for the coming season.

And as Saturday’s opening game against the Washington Huskies draws closer, asking prices from ticket brokers are going higher.

Prices found on Internet auction and ticket broker sites command prices that would make even a rabid Buckeye fan balk: A one-time $47 ticket can go between $200 to more than $700.

If you’re lucky, you’ll get the additional bonus of a parking pass with the ticket.

“It’s a huge demand and it’s very expensive,” Affordable Ticket Agency owner Paul Zaretsky said.

But online auctions and ticket agents are about the only way fans who want to see the Buckeyes can procure tickets. An agent at the Ohio State ticket office said Tuesday that only tickets for the Sept. 13 game against North Carolina State were available.

And the only way to purchase those, she said, was to show up in person at the ticket office. Internet sales also are no longer being accepted.

Zaretsky said — as the name of his Twinsburg-based business suggests — he tries to stay affordable to the public, but “with OSU, it’s just not possible because of what season ticket holders are asking for.”

Zaretsky said he sold a few tickets at the 50-yard line for the Washington game for $350.

“One of the customers that bought them mentioned I was a lot less than what the market wanted,” Zaretsky said. “A ticket like that usually commands a minimum of $500.”

Zaretsky added if this season’s successes are anywhere close to last year’s, prices will go through the roof.

And what does The Ohio State University have to say about the fever-pitched demand for the tickets?

Apparently, not a lot. Repeated calls to Associate Athletic Director Richelle Simonson, who handles ticket-sales coordination for OSU, were not returned.

Then again, it is likely the OSU’s athletic office is being barraged with questions. After all, the season is about to start and the Buckeyes are the defending champions.