San Diego State’s new Athletic Director J.D. Wicker is moving to develop a better, new football stadium for the back-to-back Mountain West football champion Aztecs. It will be a daunting task, but Wicker entered his new job stating this challenge was his top priority.
Let’s talk Qualcomm for a minute. The stadium once known as Jack Murphy Stadium or “The Murph,” was originally opened in 1967 as an all-purpose NFL football, MLB baseball and, yes, NCAA football venue. It was designed in part with the Aztecs in mind. It was a nice stadium once upon a time- vibrant and lined with palm trees.