A general view of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium before a game . Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Once upon a time, the Kansas football program had set forth a plan to renovate David Booth Memorial Stadium.
This included a five-year plan that former Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger put in place to have completed by 2025 with roughly $300 million that would go to the stadium renovation alone.
Unfortunately, shortly after Jeff Long was hired to replace Zenger, he slowed down those plans to further evaluate.
Jesse Newell, formerly of the Wichita Eagle now with the Kansas City Star, quoted Long as saying, “I don’t think it makes fiscal sense anymore to build a stadium that really sits empty other than six or seven times a year.