The university’s Board of Trustees approved on Monday morning, a deal to recognize football’s playing surface as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. The 15-year deal is worth $50 million and will run from 2025 through 2039. Athletic director Pat Kraft presented the deal, which became the second-largest cash gift in university history.

West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium is the new name, starting this fall and continuing through the 2039 season. The university's board of trustees met Monday and approved the renaming of the field at Beaver Stadium.

A group of Penn State trustees pushed back against a $50 million gift that would name the field at Beaver Stadium because they wanted the opportunity to honor former football coach Joe Paterno.