What are the major design elements of the proposed stadium?
The stadium is designed to be a good quality, functional, customer-friendly facility that is appropriate to collegiate sports and capable of supporting a successful and competitive Division I-A football program. The design provides chairback and premium spectator seating for 35,000 and is amenable to expansion to 50,000 seats in the future if warranted. It includes club seating with amenities for 800 patrons and 24 box suites. The field is a natural turf playing surface. The facility, comparable to what is provided by other Division I-A programs, incorporates appropriate space for home team and visiting team lockers, football and special events, spectator support areas, concessions, skybox/pressbox, ticketing and various related support areas. The design also includes space to house support activities such as sports medicine, strength training, football equipment/storage and offices/meeting rooms, as well as an indoor practice field (a pre-engineered enclosure). Eight acres are set asi
