UNC Charlotte to have football in 2013
December 11, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Trustees for the University of North Carolina atCharlotte have announced plans to move forward with a football team, starting inthe 2013 season.
The board of trustees agreed unanimously Friday morning on a new plan thatwould provide $40.5 million in funding to build a permanent 30,000-seat stadiumand field house, and to seek state approval for a student fee increase to fundthe project.
Chancellor Philip Dubois said the time would never be better.
The move would require an increase of student fees of up to $320, to bephased in over several years. UNC Charlotte’s chancellor says the student feecould go down if private donations toward the football program increase.
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