http://savannahnow.com/sports/2012-0...uilding-future

STATESBORO — Georgia Southern continues to gain ground in the effort to break ground for a $10 million Football Operations Center at Paulson Stadium.

Is this the first step toward the Eagles move to the Football Bowl Subdivision level?

“Let’s put it this way,” GSU president Dr. Brooks Keel said. “Moving up requires stadium enhancement. We can’t even make a decision of whether we want to move up until we have the resources and facilities to handle everything else that goes with it.”

So the big picture at Georgia Southern really will focus on a series of progressions. A year ago, the school announced a plan to build a multi-purpose facility at Paulson taking care of virtually every football need. Keel said $5.1 million in cash pledges have been raised with another $5.9 million in outstanding proposals....