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USC Football: Rams to extend stay at LA Coliseum through 2019

By Alicia de Artola

Nov 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Overall view as Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws a pass against the Miami Dolphins with the Olympic torch and the peristyle end of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as a backdrop. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Overall view as Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws a pass against the Miami Dolphins with the Olympic torch and the peristyle end of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as a backdrop. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Los Angeles Rams, USC Football’s guests at the LA Coliseum, will be extending their stay through 2019 due to construction delays at the Inglewood stadium site.

Drought conditions in Los Angeles are finally coming to an end after record rainfall in 2017, but for football fans the wet conditions have had another impact.

The Los Angeles Rams and Chargers will have to wait until 2020 to open their new $2.6 billion stadium in Inglewood because of massive rain delays during the excavation phase of the project this past winter — meaning USC Football will continue to host the Rams at the LA Coliseum through the 2019 season.

The plan had originally intended for the Rams to share the Coliseum for just three seasons before moving to Inglewood for the 2019 campaign. The Rams’ lease with USC at the Coliseum included an option to extend the stay for an extra year, per the LA Times.

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The Coliseum itself is in the beginning stages of a $270 million renovation of the historic venue. Major construction of The Scholarship Club Tower, including luxury suites and a new press box, is set to launch following USC’s 2017 football season.

Both the Trojans and Rams will be able to play at the Coliseum during 2018 despite the construction, which is scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2019 season.

Now the Rams will share in the luxuries of a newly-renovated Coliseum –with new video screens, widened seats and more aisles– for a season before they jump to their new home.

Of course, that will also involve the added wear on the Coliseum grass and continue quick turnaround times to prepare the stadium for pro contests.

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On the plus side, USC alums playing for the Rams and their opponents will have another year to make plays in front of the Peristyle.

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