MU approves name for new indoor practice facility

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The UM Board of Curators unanimously voted to approved naming Mizzou's new indoor football practice facility the, "Stephens Indoor Facility," on Thursday afternoon.

MU said the facility will be named for donors Brad and Rachel Stephens.

"Brad and Rachel are such generous, loyal, and passionate supporters of our University and it has been a privilege to get to know both of them since I arrived in Columbia," MU athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois said in a press release. "The Stephens' set a high bar in their commitment and support of Missouri Athletics and we are so grateful for their generosity.

The new facility is scheduled to open in summer of 2023.

"Mizzou has been an important part of our lives, and we are excited to be able to partner with Coach Drinkwitz and the Department of Athletics on their vision for the football program," Brad Stephens said. "I have always thought athletics was an integral part of the University experience and this project continues the work which was started with the beautiful South End Zone Facility."