Redo Arizona Stadium’s west side? Dave Heeke has bigger ideas for UA’s ‘Athletic District’

Part 2 of the Star’s Q&A with Arizona AD Dave Heeke delves into the possible renovation of Arizona Stadium’s west side and the school’s handling of the Jayden de Laura situation.

Deciding whether to stay in the Pac-12 Conference or pursue opportunities elsewhere took up a lot of oxygen in university meeting rooms from Tucson to Seattle.It was far from the only item on Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke’s to-do list this year.Besides having an integral role in the Wildcats’ upcoming move to the Big 12 — the main subject of Part 1 of our-two part Q&A with the leader of the UA athletic department — Heeke has dealt with myriad issues on campus.Capital-improvement projects are never-ending and always top of mind; the west side of Arizona Stadium remains an expensive, unsolved puzzle. Heeke and his staff also had to figure out the best course of action regarding starting quarterback Jayden de Laura, whose involvement in a sexual assault case when he was a high school student became public in spring.

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