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Boise State University’s athletic department has received an estate gift from longtime supporters Allen and Billie Dee Noble in the amount of $25 million, the largest one-time gift in BSU’s history. The investment will be used to benefit Broncos football, director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey announced Thursday. Noble was a legendary local businessman and farmer, who developed a passion for Boise State football in the late 1960s.
The University of Southern Indiana announced Thursday that Liberty Federal Credit Union has made a historic $10 million gift to the USI athletic department, securing the naming rights to the Screaming Eagles Arena for the next 20 years. The Arena will now be named Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles, which will be displayed on the arena exterior. In additionally, the Liberty Federal Credit Union logo will be featured prominently on both halves of the arena floor. The landmark gift marks the largest single donation in the history of the university…