USM’s Historic Football Stadium to Be Renamed in $13.7 Million Deal

Southern Miss Football Stadium No Longer Named For Man Who Declared ‘I Am A Racist’

A staunch segregationist will no longer be the namesake for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football stadium after the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning approved the decision to rename M.M. Roberts Stadium to Renasant Stadium, known as “The Rock.” The post Southern Miss Football Stadium No Longer Named For Man Who Declared ‘I Am A Racist’ appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

‘The Rock’ at USM gets a new and more proper name: Renasant Stadium

Renasant Bank will pay $13.7 million over 10 years for the naming rights to the football stadium at Southern Miss.

Why Southern Miss' Lucrative Renasant Stadium Deal Is Bigger Than a Name Change

M.M. Roberts Stadium has been the home of Southern Miss football for many, many years, but today, a major partnership was announced that will change the name.

USM's stadium renamed in $13.7 million deal

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The football stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in Hattiesburg will get a rebrand. The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees approved a deal between the university and Renasant Bank. M.M. Roberts Stadium will now be known as Renasant Stadium. "All over the country, you're seeing [...]

USM’s historic football stadium to be renamed in $13.7 million deal

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The Institute of Higher Learning on Thursday unanimously approved a naming rights deal involving the University of Southern Mississippi’s historic football stadium. The stadium, M. M. Roberts Stadium, or often referred to as “The Rock,” will be called the Renasant Bank Stadium, with USM entering an approximately 10-year facility naming agreement on an annual basis, totaling $13.7 million. The agreement can be terminated …

Southern Miss strikes 10-year, $13.7M agreement with Renasant Bank to rename football stadium

The Southern Miss football stadium is getting its first name change in nearly 50 years. M.M. Roberts Stadium will become Renasant Stadium effective Friday, with Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approving the move Thursday. The name change follows Southern Miss striking a 10-year, $13.7 million naming-rights agreement with Tupelo-headquartered Renasant Bank. The stadium’s new name will run through June 30, 2026, as …