Turning the page on a new year afforded me a natural opportunity to reflect on all we have accomplished together for UTSA Athletics and to share a vision for the continued success of Roadrunners Athletics.
I am excited to share with you that, thanks to incredible institutional support, fundraising efforts and newly identified financial opportunities, we will be investing an estimated $57 million into facilities and capital projects for UTSA Athletics. This includes a new, state-of-the-art volleyball and basketball training facility that will provide our student-athletes with 24-hour access to a top-tier training center.
Over the next five years, this emphasis will also allow us to focus on existing facility enhancements for baseball and softball, including player development centers for both sports, a nutrition performance center for all student-athletes and a covered football pavilion. As the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024, it is important for us to ensure our opportunities for CFP participation are maximized.
Bringing this ambitious vision to reality will be a collective effort, and your support is paramount. [UTSA.edu]
Sacramento State plans to move forward with building what it calls a new state-of-the-art football stadium amid a push to have the university's football team join the PAC-12 conference.
The new Hornet Stadium would seat up to 25,000 people and is seen by Sac State Athletics as a "huge step forward" for the football program being elevated to the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division 1-A.
Architectural firm Populous will design the stadium, University President Luke Wood said during a Thursday news conference. Populous is the same firm behind many venues, including Yankee Stadium. The college plans to release renderings in the coming weeks.
Outside of football games, Luke Wood said the stadium could also serve as the site for future commencement ceremonies and other large-scale events such as NCAA championships and concerts. [KCRA]
Imagine driving into downtown Omaha and seeing a state-of-the-art professional soccer stadium as a part of the city’s gateway and hearing the roar of thousands of soccer fans fill the air. Omaha already knows the thrill of exciting crowds with the College World Series at Schwab Field and March Madness at the CHI Health Center. Now, there’s a unique opportunity to add the world’s fastest-growing sport to that tradition: professional soccer in downtown Omaha.
But this isn’t a far-off fantasy — it’s already taking shape.
To make this a reality, Union Omaha, the city’s pro-soccer team, is working on plans to build a new home for the club with surrounding development. Our inspiration for this vision is drawn from Omaha itself.
We admire the visionaries who came before us — the leaders who dreamed of a convention center to attract national and international events, who reconnected Omaha to its roots with the Missouri River through the Back to the River project, and who ensured the College World Series would call this city home with a new baseball stadium. Their bold ideas, along with the leaders of the parks’ renaissance, the premier arts and culture venues, and restaurateur and entertainment efforts, inspire the plans of Union Omaha, and we aim to bring a new sport to downtown, creating a soccer-specific stadium that will carry Omaha’s legacy of bold ideas, spirited competition, and community gatherings into the future. [Nebraska Examiner]
"We will not just build a stadium — we will contribute to Omaha’s future: pro-soccer is pro-Omaha. This isn’t a dream. It’s happening, and it’s happening soon." 👀🏟️
— x - Union Omaha (@Union_Omaha) September 26, 2024
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