For the next five years, whenever Florida International Universitysfootballplayers step into their stadium, theyll be reminded ofMr.
Beginning this fall, the location will officially be renamed Pitbull Stadium.
What were doing here is groundbreaking.
Scott Carr, Pitbull, and Kenneth Jessell speak during the FIU Pitbull Stadium announcement at Tamiami Hall at Florida International University on August 06, 2024 in Miami, Florida.Ivan Apfel/Getty Images
This is history in the making, Pitbull shared, perESPN.
Youre going to see that every other university is going to want to do the same thing.
But the difference is, we dont do this for propaganda, we do it from the heart.
We do it because its meaningful.
We do it because Im from the crib.
Im from the bottom.
This is my backyard.
Hell also have to get in the studio to cut a new Florida International University anthem.
The idea, he explained, emerged from that spirit of being underestimated.
All we had to do was, just like we say in Miami, take it to the house.
His more than $5 million investment might actually be money well spent.
