A parking lot across from the Edwards Center off Jefferson Ave. is set to become the new Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex by next September.
The complex will be one and a half football fields long, have outdoor lights and an indoor bubble that will be put up three or four months a year so teams can practice in inclement weather.
With the success of the Bearcats football program and repeated sellouts, it seems necessary for UC athletics to respond.
"It's just telling us that we need more seats," UC Athletic Director Mike Thomas said. "We need more premium opportunities. We need better amenities to serve those fans that are coming to Nippert Stadium."
A bigger Nippert Stadium is also on the radar for the future thanks to UC benefactor Larry Sheakley.
"I can't speak for the University, but they are going to happen," Sheakley said. "The practice fields will be built. We've raised in excess of 80 percent of the money we need to build them."
With the support of the university administration, Sheakley predicts the money will be there as soon as plans are approved.
