Groundbreaking set for Jan. 23 for UNLV’s Fertitta Football Complex
This is a handout rendering of the Fertitta Football Complex released by UNLV, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. UNLV announced the largest single gift in its history on Tuesday as the Fertitta family has pledged $10 million toward the construction of a football complex. (UNLV)
The Fertitta family has pledged $10 million to the construction of a state of the art football training facility for UNLV, the university announced Tuesday. (UNLV)
This is a handout rendering of the Fertitta Football Complex released by UNLV, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. UNLV announced the largest single gift in its history on Tuesday as the Fertitta family has pledged $10 million toward the construction of a football complex. (UNLV)
UNLV President Len Jessup, right, speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept.13, 2016, as Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy and Coach Tony Sanchez look on. UNLV announced the largest single gift in its history on Tuesday as the Fertitta family has pledged $10 million toward the construction of a football complex. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV President Len Jessup, right, speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept.13, 2016, as Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy and Coach Tony Sanchez look on. UNLV announced the largest single gift in its history on Tuesday as the Fertitta family has pledged $10 million toward the construction of a football complex. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV President Len Jessup, right, speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept.13, 2016, as Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy and Coach Tony Sanchez look on. UNLV announced the largest single gift in its history on Tuesday as the Fertitta family has pledged $10 million toward the construction of a football complex. Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Updated December 21, 2017 - 6:20 pm
Groundbreaking for the Fertitta Football Complex at UNLV’s Rebel Park is scheduled for Jan. 23.
It won’t be open to the public.
The project is expected to cost $28.5 million for the two-story, 73,000-square-foot facility. The Nevada Board of Regents in September approved financing for a bank loan of up to almost $16 million.
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, who often has touted the importance of having such a facility when trying to attract top recruits, spearheaded the fundraising effort. He was instrumental in landing a $10 million pledge by the Fertitta family in September 2016.
Construction is expected to take about 10 months.
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