{"id":6819,"date":"2024-03-04T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6819"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:00:55","slug":"a-forever-home-for-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/a-forever-home-for-football\/","title":{"rendered":"A forever home for football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0Victoria Gonzalez | Vaquero Radio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-04-at-10.50.54-AM-952x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-04-at-10.50.54-AM-952x1024.png 952w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-04-at-10.50.54-AM-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-04-at-10.50.54-AM-768x826.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-04-at-10.50.54-AM-1428x1536.png 1428w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-04-at-10.50.54-AM.png 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque (from left), Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr., President of UTRGV Guy Bailey, and head coach Travis Bush (right) put their Vs up Wednesday after the announcement that H-E-B Park will be the new UTRGV Football Stadium.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tori-story-3-4-24.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Previously known as H-E-B Park to now the UTRGV Stadium, college football officially has a new home and made its mark down in the Rio Grande Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque announced that UTRGV now owns the stadium and is excited to bring Division 1 football to Edinburg during a news conference Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2017 to 2023, H-E-B Park was known as the home of the RGV FC Toros until the organization ended all operations Dec. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the capacity of almost 10,000 and 20 acres of festival grounds, the stadium also offers a 43-foot by 24-foot LED video board, 30 luxury and eight patio suites, and an amphitheater holding an additional 2,500 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr., who also attended the news conference, discussed the impact this facility will have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about an economic boost to our city and our region,\u201d Garza said. \u201cOver one hundred million in economic impact here to our city and to our region.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the news conference, President of UTRGV Guy Bailey reminisced on the university\u2019s history leading up to the football program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cAug. 30, 2015, we opened the doors to UTRGV,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cThink about that. But think forward to Aug. 30, 2025, 10 years to the date we opened the university, what do we do? We play our first football game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV has sold nearly 3,000 ticket deposits so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conque emphasized it was the students who made this possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for the student vote back in 2021, none of this would be possible,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so, I can tell you how proud we are as administrators to be able to say, students, you spoke, we listened, and now we\u2019re responding, and they\u2019re getting to see their student experience transform right in front of their eyes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, fans in Brownsville will be able to see the Vaqueros play one home game every year at the Sams Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach Travis Bush said the fans will make the stadium experience memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just us,\u201d Bush said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the team. It\u2019s definitely not the coach. It\u2019s everybody in the stand. It\u2019s everybody in those seats. 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