According to Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jordan Culver, FAMU
Chief Financial Officer Angela Poole explained that if FAMU doesn’t obtain the
full $622,000 required for the mandatory repairs, then some sections of the
football stadium will have to be closed.
Last week, Athletic Director Milton Overton sent a statement
to WTXL reassuring the public that Bragg will be open for the 2017.
“The Florida A&M University Rattlers will play football at Bragg Stadium. Although there are some areas of the stadium which require repairs, our plan is to play the spring game there as well as fall football,” Overton said. “Engineers have provided a plan and timeline to complete the immediate repairs before the first home game in 2017.”
The statement didn’t comment on whether enough repairs will
be finished in order to prevent sections of Bragg from being closed.
FAMU has had less to spend on athletics in recent years
mainly because of the enrollment decline, which has reduced the amount that the
university receives from student athletic fees.