The University at Buffalo football program just got better: the long dreamt field house is officially being built.
The UB football program has been vying for a field house since the university joined Division-1 athletics in 1998 and through fundraising and philanthropy, the $18 million-dollar project will be underway after approval from the state Division of the Budget. The timeline for the project starts in late July when construction bids are issued and the university hopes to begin building sometime during the fall semester.
The plan of action to fund the field house starts with $6 million out of pocket through fundraising that was a long-term goal for the university and $10 million on loan that was approved in November of 2014 by the UB Foundation Board of Directors.