Sunday, April 27, 2008

Fort Valley State University stadium plans delayed

Photo: Fort Valley State University head football coach Deondri Clark.

Deondri Clark was soaked, having just watched his Fort Valley State University football team finish its spring game on a rainy Saturday this month.

There was no indication that his team was to open the 2008 season in a new stadium, and as he stood about 40 yards from the south end zone, he worried about the time frame of only six months from announcement to completion.

"I don't know," the FVSU head coach said that day. "It's pretty late. I think there are some things about the money." When early April came and went and there were no signs that major construction was to take place, Clark said he would just as soon see the plan delayed until the 2008 season was over. His words proved prophetic.

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