SACRAMENTO -- We got an exclusive first look Wednesday at initial renderings of the proposed new multi-use Sacramento State football stadium amid the university's push to join the Pac-12.
In late September, the university announced plans for the new state-of-the-art stadium that would replace the current Hornet Stadium, which seats around 21,000 -- which wouldn't be enough due to Pac-12 requirements.
This new stadium would go up on the same footprint as Hornet Stadium, which the university said will be torn down at the end of this year.
The plans for the new stadium are being drawn up by the architecture firm Populous, which designed the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park, and the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento.
These are conceptual renderings. We can expect more detailed renderings with updates to come out as we get closer to the start of construction.
Sacramento State President Luke Wood said funding for the new stadium will come from student fees, alumni donations, sponsorships, and California State University revenue bonds that the board of trustees will vote on in November.
In addition to football, the university said the stadium would also host soccer, rugby, and other collegiate competitions.
A coalition dubbed SAC 12 was formed by local leaders to help advocate for Sac State to move up in collegiate competition to the FBS level.
The new football stadium and its funding were part of a five-step plan laid out by Sac 12 that would allow the university to make the jump to the Pac-12.
Also in that plan was a push for a new Hornets basketball stadium. The current one is also too small for the FBS level.
On Wednesday, the Sacramento Kings announced that it was offering Sacramento State the opportunity to use the Golden 1 Center for its own men's and women's basketball home games.