Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville will increase its capacity from 72,000 to about 76,000 by 2018.
But Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said Monday at the Little Rock Touchdown Club that he hopes the stadium expansion doesn't create a divide for Razorbacks fans across the state.
"I don't want this state to turn our stadium expansion into a stadium debate," Long said. "We need the entire state behind us."
The University of Arkansas System trustees approved the project for the UA athletic department to issue $120 million in bonds and for the department to move forward with the estimated $160 million project that will enclose the 78-year-old stadium on the Fayetteville campus.