North Carolina (2-0) of the Atlantic Coast Conference will be in Atlanta on Saturday to face Georgia State (0-1), a school that only launched its football program a dozen years ago.
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Updated Monday, Aug. 10 at 10:54 a.m.
Georgia State Stadium, formerly known as Turner Field, is getting renamed once again.
The stadium formerly known as Turner Field will officially be receiving a new name.
Georgia State University has signed $21M stadium naming-rights deal with Center Parc Credit Union. The stadium is set to be renamed to Center Parc Credit Union Stadium. pic.twitter.com/ljU94UKak1
— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) August 10, 2020
According to The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Georgia State Stadium will be renamed Center Parc Credit Union Stadium after Georgia State University reached a $21.5 million deal with the organization.
Aaron Diamant, vice chancellor of communications for the University System of Georgia says the USG Board of Regents’ Real Estate and Facilities Committee approved the naming on Thursday, Aug. 6 but that the action is not final and will advance to the full board consideration on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The iconic Olympic stadium was purchased by the university in 2016 when the Atlanta Braves relocated to what is now known as Truist Park in Cobb County. Acquiring a corporate partner for the stadium was part of the original strategy to convert the ballpark to at 24,000-seat football stadium for the Georgia State Panthers.
Many Atlanta residents took to Twitter on Monday to say that despite the sports complex’s second name change in four years, they will continue to refer to it as Turner Field.
Turner Field is always gonna be Turner Field, just like Discover Mills is always gonna be Discover Mills. Sorry in advance if you ask me for directions in the next 60 years. 💖✌🏻
— Jae Thom (@SaviourJae) August 10, 2020
