Once upon a time Jerry Richardson Stadium was used for rec fields and Charlotte having a football team was just a dream up in the athletic department’s head. Fast forward four years and the rec fields have been converted into a state-of-the-art football facility and there is a football team on campus that is now bowl-eligible.
Before there was a stadium to be played in, a group of players was reporting at 5 a.m. for practices. Though the real games would not happen for another year, the preparations those players and coaches put in were critical to shaping the program.