The Pitbull Stadium era at FIUstarted on Saturday with the words “Dale FIU!” painted in white with gold trim on a blue background in each end zone for the home opener against Central Michigan. The art is part of Pitbull’s "commitment to spend" $1.2M per year for at least five years in exchange for naming rights to FIU’s football stadium. FIU AD Scott Carr said, “[Pitbull] loves FIU. He wants to see us succeed.” Pitbull could not attend Saturday because he is on tour in N.Y. Carr said that 60% of the signage outside the stadium "has been completed.” He expects the rest to be "done by next week.” To commemorate Saturday’s event, Carr said that the "first 10,000 fans were given Pitbull pins” (MIAMI HERALD, 9/7).
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