Trustees authorize bid process for South Alabama stadium
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — University of South Alabama trustees have voted to move forward with construction of a $72 million on-campus football stadium for the 2020 season.
President Tony Waldrop authorized the bidding process to start the second phase work on the stadium, Al.com reported. He said bids need to start now to meet the desired 2020 opening timetable.
South Alabama has played home games at the city-owned Ladd-Peebles Stadium since it began football, and it asked the city for $10 million to help build a new stadium on the campus. However, the city refused to put that amount of funds into the project a few weeks ago.