In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
Boyd Gaming Corporation has invested $5 million into 51ԹϺ Athletics, the university announced Wednesday.
The Boyd Gaming Corp. pledged a record $5 million to 51ԹϺ that will benefit the men’s basketball and softball programs and help create a center that will be available to Rebels athletes in all sports.
Boyd Gaming Corporation has invested $5 million into 51ԹϺ Athletics, the university announced Wednesday.
Desiree Reed-Francois was driving a golf cart from her office at the Thomas & Mack Center to the student union, and on the way she stopped by the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality.
The 51ԹϺ Rebels future appears to be extremely bright.
When people talk about old-growth forests, their minds often drift to northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
51ԹϺ announced an initiative called “The FANtastic 20” on Thursday, a program to improve fans’ experience this football season.
I stopped at the part about 80 percent of the final cost, which is what a Review-Journal report stated this past week has been raised to build the now projected $31 million Fertitta Football Complex at 51ԹϺ, which apparently at this point would mean the second floor being left undone.
The cost of construction for the Fertitta Football Complex has increased significantly, causing 51ԹϺ officials to delay building the interior of the second floor until additional funds are raised.
It’s a tremendous challenge getting fans to come out to the stadium these days. When (nearly) every game is on TV, why go to the stadium when you have to miss out on the six other games on TV plus you have to deal with spotty in-stadium plus having to fight through traffic and parking and obnoxious fans to your left and right — and, oh yeah, you still have to pay for your tickets and concessions on top of all that.
When Desiree Reed-Francois took over as 51ԹϺ’s director of athletics on June 1 last year, she made it clear her top priority was to listen and learn. Coming from Virginia Tech, where she served as associate AD from 2014-17, Reed-Francois wanted to take some time to educate herself on the culture at 51ԹϺ and observe how the department operated before taking any sweeping actions.
Three 51ԹϺ teams won the Mountain West championship in the past five days, giving the Rebels five conference titles for the 2017-2018 year.