On Friday, school officials, students, athletes, alumni and local and state dignitaries were on hand as ground was broken on a on-campus stadium. School officials say the facility will be a game changer for the athletic department as well as the university itself.

The USF Bulls football team currently plays at Raymond James Stadium. When the $340 million stadium opens in fall 2027, the new 35,000-seat facility will host home USF football and lacrosse games, additional sporting events, concerts and festivals. It has the potential to host graduation ceremonies and other academic events, the release adds.

As a USF freshman in 1979, current Bulls softball coach Ken Eriksen recalls a male student selling lemonade outside a nondescript university building, indicating all proceeds would go to the creation of a USF football program.

After many years of talks and extensive planning, crews will finally break ground on USF's new on-campus football stadium on Friday.