More than four years after the Texas Longhorns began to study the feasibility of renovating the south end zone of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, the school moved forward this week with plans that will result in completed construction by the beginning of the 2021 football season.
So a project started by Steve Patterson and then handed off to interim athletics director Mike Perrin is now ultimately in the hands of Chris Del Conte as the school posted a solicitation for bids on Tuesday.
Two years ago, Texas released the University of Athletics Master Plan that showed the beginning stages of those renovation plans.