Utah's funding plan for the expansion of Rice-Eccles Stadium requires $35 million in donations. Half of that amount arrived in one delivery Saturday.
The Ken Garff family's gift of $17.5 million is the largest in Utah Athletics history, university president Ruth V. Watkins said during a news conference prior to the Red-White spring football game.
“This really cements this project and makes it an absolute reality,” coach Kyle Whittingham said.
The school now has pledges for $32 million for the south end zone renovation, athletic director Mark Harlan said in accepting what he labeled “a transformational gift.