https://usajaguars.com/news/2018/10/22/f...s5FPCVuIhs

MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile County Commission today voted to commit $2.5 million to create the Mobile County Center for Academic Success, which will be located within the administration building of the University of South Alabama planned on-campus football stadium.

"I want to commend and thank Mobile County's elected leaders – County Commission President Connie Hudson, Merceria Ludgood and Jerry Carl – for their assistance in moving forward this transformative project," said USA President Tony Waldrop. "The support of the Mobile County Commission makes possible a critical component of support for all student-athletes at the University of South Alabama."

The Mobile County Center for Academic Success at the on-campus stadium will be a 7,800-square-foot space with counselor offices, study areas, computers with unlimited printing, tutor rooms, and individual and group study rooms. The space will rival the best academic centers in the Sun Belt Conference, and will serve more than 400 student-athletes from all 17 Division I sports at South Alabama.

"The funding from the Mobile County Commission gets us much closer to our goal of having all the elements of the on-campus stadium in place for an opening in 2020," said USA Director of Athletics Joel Erdmann. "I want to encourage Jaguar Nation to follow the lead of the Commission, stay informed and engaged in this process and support the stadium at whatever level they can."

Fans can contribute online to the stadium's construction at GetOnCampus.com.

The 25,000-seat stadium's estimated cost is $72 million. Funding for the stadium, and resulting debt service on bonded indebtedness incurred to construct the stadium, will come from a combination of the athletic department, auxiliary enterprises and public/private funding. The project costs will not be funded by tuition or student fees.

The stadium will be located at the former site of the University's intramural fields, which have been relocated to a larger area offering more amenities for South students.

congrats jags!

will we see any kind of alterations from the previous renderings we've seen floating around for the last few months?

At least they're getting the big picture.

(10-22-2018 02:12 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  congrats jags!

will we see any kind of alterations from the previous renderings we've seen floating around for the last few months?

I think the admins have an idea of what would change if it had to, but as of now no alterations have surfaced.

How is this expected to open for the 2020 season if it has broken ground?

(10-23-2018 08:58 AM)slycat Wrote:  How is this expected to open for the 2020 season if it has broken ground?

They have been doing some ground work for months. I think we are still waiting for bids to come back. We will still have to get approved from Board of Trustees to build the stadium.

We will have our stadium before Birmingham has their new municipal stadium. With that, I’m not real sure where that stands for them, a lot of their financing required work to begin before the end of the year, and their hasn’t been much updating on that recently.

(10-23-2018 09:06 AM)kevinwmsn Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 08:58 AM)slycat Wrote:  How is this expected to open for the 2020 season if it has broken ground?

They have been doing some ground work for months. I think we are still waiting for bids to come back. We will still have to get approved from Board of Trustees to build the stadium.

That is a good start. That takes time.

Yep it time for ole South to get a new Stadium. The current one is not big enough to hold all the TROY students, Fans and Marching Band.

(10-24-2018 08:25 AM)Artemis Silver Bow Wrote:  Yep it time for ole South to get a new Stadium. The current one is not big enough to hold all the TROY students, Fans and Marching Band.

I bet all the Troy fans think Ladd(City owned, not USA) is a dump too. We want a stadium that is at least nice as Troy.

(10-24-2018 08:49 AM)kevinwmsn Wrote:  

(10-24-2018 08:25 AM)Artemis Silver Bow Wrote:  Yep it time for ole South to get a new Stadium. The current one is not big enough to hold all the TROY students, Fans and Marching Band.

I bet all the Troy fans think Ladd(City owned, not USA) is a dump too. We want a stadium that is at least nice as Troy.

What? That palace? We could never equal that place. That there’s hallowed ground