Stadium Central

As the college football season winds down, plans are emerging for renovations to existing stadiums while other plans continue for new stadiums for a number of teams. Among Division I-A teams, new stadiums are being constructed for the University of Minnesota and for the University of Central Florida. Both schools currently play their college football games at off-campus sites, with the Golden Golphers playing in the Metrodome and the UCF Knights playing in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The new stadiums will bring the action back onto campus for both of these schools. Minnesota will play their games in the great outdoors in the 50,000 seat TCF Bank Stadium, which is scheduled to open for the 2009 season. UCF's games will take place in Bright House Networks Stadium, a 45,000 seat stadium scheduled to open in Fall 2007.