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Plenty to
see at Peden
There’ll be a lot to check out at Sept. 22’s football
home opener. Your options include the Bobcats vs. Iowa State on
the field, Brian Knorr pacing the sidelines for the first time as
head coach and several Peden Stadium improvements.
To help you better appreciate the third of those three, here’s
some background: The project will add 4,000 seats to increase the
stadium’s capacity to 24,000. The running track is being removed,
the playing surface lowered and a grass berm seating area, band
seating/stage section and two viewing areas for people with disabilities
are being added. You can follow the project’s progress on the
Web at www.ohiobobcats.com/fbo/fbc/.
The $2.7 million project received a huge boost from two generous
alumni: Joan “Jody” Galbreath Phillips, BSED ’46,
who has pledged $1 million, and William Dillingham, BBA ’71,
who has pledged $500,000.
In addition to the Sept. 22 game (Parents Weekend), the Bobcats
are at home Oct. 6 against Toledo (Hall of Fame Weekend), Oct. 20
vs. Miami (Green and White Club Day), Oct. 27 vs. Kent State (Homecoming)
and Nov. 10 vs. Bowling Green (Football/Cheerleader Alumni Day).
Road games are Sept. 1 at North Carolina State, Sept. 8 at West
Virginia, Sept. 29 at Akron, Oct. 13 at Central Michigan, Nov. 3
at Buffalo and Nov. 17 at Marshall. For tickets, call 1-800-757-CATS.
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