Liberty Athletics benefits from billion-dollar campus transformation project

Years before Liberty University’s recent FBS reclassification process news, the university began a near $1 billion campus transformation project which will assist Liberty’s move to the top level of intercollegiate athletics.

Aiding in the NCAA’s decision to grant the waiver has been the commitment by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell to massively transform the Lynchburg campus with state-of-the-art academic buildings and world-class athletics facilities.

The financial commitment to elevate Liberty’s athletics program began in 2010 with renovations to Williams Stadium, the on-campus home for the Flames’ football program.

Since the stadium’s renovation, Liberty has ranked as one of the top 10 FCS programs in the country in attendance (six out of seven years) and has drawn more than 16,500 fans per game during the seven-year span.

Nearly every one of Liberty’s athletics facilities have undergone a similar transformation process since 2011. Within the next year, athletics will see the addition of three new facilities, benefiting its women’s swimming and diving and football programs and a third to assist all of athletics.

Read more about these facilities, and how to support Liberty through the Flames Club, on Liberty’s Athletics website.