The transformation of BU’s western campus, specifically its growing athletic footprint, has been turning heads not only along upper Comm Ave, but among sports media, as well. This week, the Boston Globe took a closer look at what’s poised to be an exciting new age in sports at the University.

Between opening (the New Balance Field) this fall, officially joining the Patriot League over the summer, hiring a new hockey coach in the spring, and adding a men’s lacrosse team to begin play next spring, the school sees itself entering a new era.

“With all the big things that are happening this year, it’s really creating a new identity for us,” said athletic director Mike Lynch. “We’re making excellence a priority.”

It didn’t come without some difficult changes, however. Read more…