Tracking Facility Investment in Collegiate Athletics

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Noting that Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics reports and other research often fail to address issues of facility use and the fan experience, stadium and venue design firm AECOM, in collaboration with Ohio University's Center for Sports Administration, released in August results of the inaugural Trends in Collegiate Athletics survey.

Responses from 136 athletic directors in all three NCAA divisions found, not surprisingly, that 95 percent of ADs are concerned about funding. Eight in 10 plan on making significant facility investments over the next five years, including one in five who plan to spend more than $50 million — with a focus on such fan-experience priorities as connectivity, food and beverage options and premium seating. Senior Editor Paul Steinbach asked Jon Niemuth, AECOM's director of sports for the Americas, for his reaction to the results.

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