From the Athens News:
While OU cuts sports, it retains ambitious athletic facilities plan
At the same time that Ohio University is cutting four varsity sports, the athletics department is also making plans to improve its facilities, which would be paid for with private funds.
No money is available yet, but the university is putting together an athletics master plan that calls for improvements to Peden Stadium, construction of an indoor practice facility, and improvements to the softball and soccer stadiums.
Kirby Hocutt, director of athletics at OU, confirmed Tuesday that the university is moving forward on raising money to fund these improvements. He addressed several issues related to the budget cuts, including the following:
* How can these improvements be happening at a time when the athletics department is facing a $4 million budget deficit and just announced that it is cutting four sports?
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