With the 7-1 Troy Trojans on the verge of a national ranking, the university on Thursday announced plans to move forward with a $24 million upgrade that will enclose the team’s football stadium.
It’s a change that that second-year head coach Neal Brown called “crucial” to the program’s national aspirations in the years ahead.
“We want to be in that discussion for getting that New Year’s Day bowl bid,” Brown said. “For that to happen, this facility has to happen.”
Troy hosts 7-2 Appalachian State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, a battle between teams with the two best records in the Sun Belt Conference.