 The board of governors approved a new on campus multi-purpose stadium on December 5, 2014.At that time "NBCSports.com" writer Brent Sobleski speculated that the hiring of Rams head coach Jim McElwain for the head coaching vacancy at Florida days earlier may have swayed the board, noting, "An improving program and a new stadium could help lure another top-level candidate like the school previously did when McElwain was initially hired.