On-Campus Stadium

Terms include the sports authority receiving some revenue from non-USF events. TSA would also be positioned for greater involvement in the Fowler corridor, including the planned MOSI Fieldhouse.

Athletics CEO Rob Higgins said general seating for the inaugural schedule will go on sale this fall, with season tickets as low as $25 per game. Higgins also said all 28 luxury suites are sold out.

USF showed off construction progress on the stadium complex on the Tampa campus. The facility is set to open in time for the 2027 college football season.

The money is for key infrastructure and public safety improvements associated with the planned district.

Coach Alex Golesh says the planned 150,000-square-foot facility, part of the $407 million on-campus stadium project, will be the “nicest football complex in the entire country.”

Kelly was USF’s athletic director for seven years. Now, as he departs, he discusses the growth of the athletic program and other topics.

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees approved spending $348.5 million for the stadium, with plans to expand it in size and possibly go beyond offering just college football.

The cost to build USF's new on-campus football stadium — currently approved for $340 million — might go up.

USF students, staff and alumni attended alongside elected officials to hear about the new facility and witness the symbolic “turning of soil” signaling the start of construction.

Before the 35,000-seat stadium goes up, Sycamore Fields will be relocated to a research park elsewhere on campus. A parking lot and fitness trail will be built nearby.

The USF Board of Trustees released the first renderings of the on-campus stadium.

If all goes as planned, the $340 million stadium will be finished in time for the 2026 football season.