UTRGV building with the best ahead of inaugural season

In an area renowned for producing some of the world’s finest citrus, the idea that a college football team would one day blossom under the South Texas sun was planted in the backyard of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 

Just a few months ago, the Vaqueros Performance Center, north of the baseball stadium, was a mound of dirt in the middle of a field acquired by university leadership years ago. Once complete, it may be a step above what some FBS schools have.