By Julie JacksonUniversity of South Alabama
The University of South Alabama has launched a fundraising campaign with the goal of building an on-campus football stadium by 2020. The campaign, called Get On Campus, is part of a comprehensive effort to fund a new stadium.
An on-campus football stadium will propel South Alabama football and all Jaguar athletics programs to a new level of excellence, success and prestige. The stadium will enhance the identity of Jaguar sports among prospective student-athletes, increase opportunities for regional and national television coverage and elevate South Alabama’s ability to recruit at a higher level in all sports.
“Our students, fans, alumni and visiting fans deserve to be on our beautiful campus to enjoy a traditional college football game-day,” said Joel Erdmann, the university’s athletic director. “Our team and those we host deserve to play in a modern stadium, which properly aligns us with those who compete at the elite level of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the College Football Playoff.”The state-of-the-art football stadium will provide students, alumni and the Mobile community with an unrivaled fan experience at Jaguar football games and will significantly elevate the university’s growing national profile in athletics, academics and student life. The future stadium will be adjacent to the Jaguars’ football field house and newly opened Jaguar Training Center.
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