Could TSU stadium see new glory days?

Nashville, TN - Tennessee State interim President Portia Holmes Shields admitted her hopes of having some football games at Hale Stadium on campus in 2012 are “pie in the sky” at this point.

Still, she is making an extensive effort to make it happen. She wants the team to return to 10,000-seat Hale Stadium, known as “The Hole,” as part of the Tigers’ 100-year celebration of playing football in 2012.

The Tigers experienced their glory days in the 1960s and early 1970s playing in The Hole.

But TSU also would need to spend around $1 million for repairs to Hale Stadium to be able to play there again.

“The stadium has been sitting there dormant for years,” Shields said. “And so you wouldn’t expect to just go out there and hike the ball. There’s got to be some work done. But it wouldn’t take much money to play in The Hole next year.”

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